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N Korean ship being searched: Navy Chief
Port Blair: With questions still looming large over the suspicious North Korean ship detained by the Coast Guard in the Indian waters on Friday, Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta today said there was nothing to panic. Admiral Mehta clarified that no suspicious thing has been found on the ship so far. He however added agencies were still searching the vessel.The Coast Guard had detained the suspicious ship with 39 crew members on board late Friday. The ship, MV Musen, had dropped anchor off Andaman and Nicobar coast without taking permission from Indian authorities.
The Army Intelligence and Intelligence Bureau were investigating the ship and all its crew members, but they were reportedly facing problems in communicating with the crew because of the language problem. Meanwhile the captain of the ship has told investigators that they illegally entered the territorial waters due to mechancial problems. However, the name of ship's captain was not revealed. The ship, which had embarked on its journey from Thailand on July 27 with 1,600 tonnes of sugar to be shipped off to Iraq, stopped at Singapore without permission and then moved ahead without proper passport stamping done.
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http://www.ptinews.com/news/218769_N-Korean-ship-entered-Indian-waters-due-to-mechanical-fault
The Indian Coast Guard has reportedly detained a
North Korean ship. (Web Extract)
N Korean ship entered Indian waters due to mechanical fault
STAFF WRITER 12:50 HRS IST
Port Blair, Aug 8 (PTI) The North Korean cargo ship which illegally entered the country's territorial waters had done so due to mechanical problems, its captain today claimed.
The captain said this during interrogations, according to sources in the Coast Guard (CG), which intercepted the sugar-laden ship near Little Andaman island, 200 nautical miles south of here.
The interrogation of the captain, whose name was not given out, and that of the ship's 38 other crew was continuing here and more details are expected.
The ship has been detained under heavy security at Little Andamans, where it was spotted anchored, the sources said.
'M V San' carrying 16000 mt sugar from North Korea to the Middle East was intercepted by the CG on Wednesday at around 5 pm after it was spotted without information to the authorities either of its route plan or its anchoring inside the country's territorial waters.
The Indian Coast Guard has reportedly detained a
North Korean ship. (Web Extract)
N Korean ship entered Indian waters due to mechanical fault
STAFF WRITER 12:50 HRS IST
Port Blair, Aug 8 (PTI) The North Korean cargo ship which illegally entered the country's territorial waters had done so due to mechanical problems, its captain today claimed.
The captain said this during interrogations, according to sources in the Coast Guard (CG), which intercepted the sugar-laden ship near Little Andaman island, 200 nautical miles south of here.
The interrogation of the captain, whose name was not given out, and that of the ship's 38 other crew was continuing here and more details are expected.
The ship has been detained under heavy security at Little Andamans, where it was spotted anchored, the sources said.
'M V San' carrying 16000 mt sugar from North Korea to the Middle East was intercepted by the CG on Wednesday at around 5 pm after it was spotted without information to the authorities either of its route plan or its anchoring inside the country's territorial waters.
L&T's new shipyard in Tamil Nadu to bid for defence contracts
Chennai: Larsen & Toubro is moving ahead with land acquisition in Tamil Nadu to set up a shipbuilding yard, which will take on defence contracts. A senior L&T official said that the project is likely to go on stream in two years.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Suminfra, a summit on sustainable public-private partnerships in infrastructure, JP Nayak, board member and president (machinery and industrial products), L&T, said the company had already shown its capability in the construction of India's first nuclear vessel. Dubbed INS Arihant, the nuclear submarine was launched on 26 July.
Nayak said the land acquisition process for the shipbuilding yard had begun and a project report had also been submitted.
domain-b.com : L&T's new shipyard in Tamil Nadu to bid for defence contracts
Chennai: Larsen & Toubro is moving ahead with land acquisition in Tamil Nadu to set up a shipbuilding yard, which will take on defence contracts. A senior L&T official said that the project is likely to go on stream in two years.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Suminfra, a summit on sustainable public-private partnerships in infrastructure, JP Nayak, board member and president (machinery and industrial products), L&T, said the company had already shown its capability in the construction of India's first nuclear vessel. Dubbed INS Arihant, the nuclear submarine was launched on 26 July.
Nayak said the land acquisition process for the shipbuilding yard had begun and a project report had also been submitted.
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Probe on into detained N Korean ship: Navy chief
The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta, on Saturday said the suspicious North Korean ship detained at Port Blair was carrying genuine merchandise and further investigations were on.
``As per reports available, the ship was carrying cargo containing genuine merchandise’’, the Navy Chief told correspondents on the sidelines of the function to inaugurate the Armed Forces Tribunal here.
A Navy spokesman confirmed that the Coast Guard had detained a North Korean ship that had dropped anchor off Hut Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Islands following interception. The Coast Guard first launched its Dornier aircraft after the ship did not respond to signal and a warning shot was fired. The ship was later escorted to Port Blair.
According to preliminary information, the crew of about 40 have been detained and investigation was progressing. The captain of the ship said the vessel left Thailand and was heading towards Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh while he had informed authorities in Thailand that the vessel was heading to Iraq, the spokesman said. Intelligence teams from the Navy and other services are heading towards Port Blair to join the probe.
In response to a question that some time back the Indian Navy had detained another North Korean ship that was carrying components of missile to Pakistan, the Navy Chief said that nothing of that kind was found in the present case.
Asked whether the vessel had made a port call at Myanmar, which according to reports was working on a nuclear bomb, Admiral Mehta corrected saying that reports suggested that somebody was perhaps assisting such a move.
On his part, the Defence Minister A.K. Antony said separately without specific reference to any country that India was committed to non-proliferation of nuclear arms. In response to another question he said India has cordial relations with Myanmar.
According to PTI reports the captain of the ship claimed that the vessel had entered the country's territorial waters due to mechanical problems.
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The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta, on Saturday said the suspicious North Korean ship detained at Port Blair was carrying genuine merchandise and further investigations were on.
``As per reports available, the ship was carrying cargo containing genuine merchandise’’, the Navy Chief told correspondents on the sidelines of the function to inaugurate the Armed Forces Tribunal here.
A Navy spokesman confirmed that the Coast Guard had detained a North Korean ship that had dropped anchor off Hut Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Islands following interception. The Coast Guard first launched its Dornier aircraft after the ship did not respond to signal and a warning shot was fired. The ship was later escorted to Port Blair.
According to preliminary information, the crew of about 40 have been detained and investigation was progressing. The captain of the ship said the vessel left Thailand and was heading towards Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh while he had informed authorities in Thailand that the vessel was heading to Iraq, the spokesman said. Intelligence teams from the Navy and other services are heading towards Port Blair to join the probe.
In response to a question that some time back the Indian Navy had detained another North Korean ship that was carrying components of missile to Pakistan, the Navy Chief said that nothing of that kind was found in the present case.
Asked whether the vessel had made a port call at Myanmar, which according to reports was working on a nuclear bomb, Admiral Mehta corrected saying that reports suggested that somebody was perhaps assisting such a move.
On his part, the Defence Minister A.K. Antony said separately without specific reference to any country that India was committed to non-proliferation of nuclear arms. In response to another question he said India has cordial relations with Myanmar.
According to PTI reports the captain of the ship claimed that the vessel had entered the country's territorial waters due to mechanical problems.
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NKorean ship's China trips under lens
CHENNAI: North Korean ship MV Mu San, now detained at Port Blair for unauthorised anchoring off the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Wednesday, had made several voyages between North Korea and China without maintaining proper records, investigators have found. Also under investigation is the reason why the ship berthed in Singapore on June 30, though it was not a port of call in the log book. Mu San, which left Laem Chabang port in Thailand on July 27, reached Singapore on July 30 and left for Hut Bay on July 31. But the passports of the crew were not stamped in Singapore.
Meanwhile, the interrogation of the ship's captain, Yon Jung Sun, and 38 crew members is proving to be a daunting task as there is only one member who speaks a little English. Arrangements are being made to bring in an interpreter. A special team of officials from the Research & Analysis Wing and Army intelligence, which will visit Port Blair in a couple of days to interrogate the crew.
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Chinese warship docks at Kochi
Chinese warship docks at Kochi
Kochi: A Chinese Navy ship, en route to the port of Zhanjiang after deployment in the Gulf of Aden on anti-piracy operations, docked at the port here on Saturday on a four-day visit.
Shenzhen, a guided missile destroyer of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), is commanded by Senior Captain Zhao Chang Sheng and embarks Rear Admiral Yao Zhilou, Deputy Commander of China’s South Sea Fleet.
The crew of the ship is expected to visit the training facilities under the Southern Naval Command during the port call. On Monday,
Zhang Yan, Chinese Ambassador to India, will call on Vice-Admiral Sunil K. Damle, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command. Apart from professional and social interaction, a basket ball match between the two Navies is also slated to take place during the visit.
Shenzhen is the only Type 051B Luhai-class destroyer with a displacement of about 6,100 tonnes. It has a slope-sided hull designed with a view to minimising radar signature to dodge detection. It took part in the PLA Navy’s first goodwill visit to Africa in 2000, Europe in 2001 and Japan in 2007.
Chinese warship docks at Kochi
Kochi: A Chinese Navy ship, en route to the port of Zhanjiang after deployment in the Gulf of Aden on anti-piracy operations, docked at the port here on Saturday on a four-day visit.
Shenzhen, a guided missile destroyer of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), is commanded by Senior Captain Zhao Chang Sheng and embarks Rear Admiral Yao Zhilou, Deputy Commander of China’s South Sea Fleet.
The crew of the ship is expected to visit the training facilities under the Southern Naval Command during the port call. On Monday,
Zhang Yan, Chinese Ambassador to India, will call on Vice-Admiral Sunil K. Damle, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command. Apart from professional and social interaction, a basket ball match between the two Navies is also slated to take place during the visit.
Shenzhen is the only Type 051B Luhai-class destroyer with a displacement of about 6,100 tonnes. It has a slope-sided hull designed with a view to minimising radar signature to dodge detection. It took part in the PLA Navy’s first goodwill visit to Africa in 2000, Europe in 2001 and Japan in 2007.
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A hovercraft built on a shoestring budget
A hovercraft built on a shoestring budget
A hovercraft, also called a air cushion vehicle, is an amphibian vehicle, which can run on both land and water. These are generally used in exploring shallow and narrow waterways that cannot be reached by boat.
When most engineering students are obsessed with building Formula One cars for their practical projects, a bunch boys from an engineering college in the city have built the long-forgotten hovercraft. Five students -- Pradeep R Gatti, Deepak P Mane, Rakesh N, Nandakishore T and Dhananjay N from the Mechanical department of Acharya Institute of Technology have designed a one-seater hovercraft under the guidance of Dr D Madhu, R Shadakshari, Nagaprasad K S as a part of their eighth semester practical project.
A hovercraft, also called a air cushion vehicle, is an amphibian vehicle, which can run on both land and water. These are generally used in exploring shallow and narrow waterways that cannot be reached by boat. It works with a cushion of air ejected from an annular ring beneath it without any contact with the land or water surface over which it travels.
The overall size of this craft, designed and built completely by the students, is 8.5 feet and uses a Yezdi Roadking 2-stroke, 250cc, 16 bhp engine with R.A.C.E technology. The engine has been modified to make it suitable for low speed and higher load operating conditions. The craft is designed to carry 200 kilogram and can carry a person weighing 60 kilogram. The lift that is achieved is about one feet from the ground and the hovercraft has been successfully tested. The added features include a coat of resin reinforced by glass fibres throughout the body of the craft which gives the craft added strength and also makes it water proof and fire resistant.
The students say that it took them about three weeks of round the clock work to complete this project, but about two months just to gather enough information and data.
But the going has not been obstacle-free.
Says Pradeep R Gatti, one of the team members: "We initially had a two-blade propeller, which broke as its tip went beyond the critical speed. Since there were not many propeller manufacturers in India, we had to get a new multi-blade fan imported from US, and we had to assemble it ourselves using just a manual provided." He also adds that they had to overhaul the engine since it was second hand.
While the hovercraft that the Indian Navy uses is acquired for about Rs 30 to 40 lakh, Pradeep says, there's cost them about Rs 60,000! "Of course, those hovercraft are far more equipped with GPS and other paraphernalia and can also carry much higher loads, but we believe we still can build an equally sophisticated hovercraft for a lot lesser than what the Navy pays!"
What are hovercraft?
Often considered as the brainchild of Sir Christopher Cockerell, a British engineer, hovercraft are used throughout the world as a method of specialised transport wherever there is the need to travel over multiple types of surfaces. A well-designed hovercraft is superior to a boat because it has less drag and requires less horsepower to operate. It is 100 per cent more fuel-efficient than a boat with similar capacity or size. Rising fuel prices and shortages will make the hovercraft a desirable form of transportation in the future.
Hovercraft ride much smoother than boats because they travel over the surface of the water, not through it. It travels over water with no concern for depth or hidden obstacles.
A hovercraft built on a shoestring budget
A hovercraft, also called a air cushion vehicle, is an amphibian vehicle, which can run on both land and water. These are generally used in exploring shallow and narrow waterways that cannot be reached by boat.
When most engineering students are obsessed with building Formula One cars for their practical projects, a bunch boys from an engineering college in the city have built the long-forgotten hovercraft. Five students -- Pradeep R Gatti, Deepak P Mane, Rakesh N, Nandakishore T and Dhananjay N from the Mechanical department of Acharya Institute of Technology have designed a one-seater hovercraft under the guidance of Dr D Madhu, R Shadakshari, Nagaprasad K S as a part of their eighth semester practical project.
A hovercraft, also called a air cushion vehicle, is an amphibian vehicle, which can run on both land and water. These are generally used in exploring shallow and narrow waterways that cannot be reached by boat. It works with a cushion of air ejected from an annular ring beneath it without any contact with the land or water surface over which it travels.
The overall size of this craft, designed and built completely by the students, is 8.5 feet and uses a Yezdi Roadking 2-stroke, 250cc, 16 bhp engine with R.A.C.E technology. The engine has been modified to make it suitable for low speed and higher load operating conditions. The craft is designed to carry 200 kilogram and can carry a person weighing 60 kilogram. The lift that is achieved is about one feet from the ground and the hovercraft has been successfully tested. The added features include a coat of resin reinforced by glass fibres throughout the body of the craft which gives the craft added strength and also makes it water proof and fire resistant.
The students say that it took them about three weeks of round the clock work to complete this project, but about two months just to gather enough information and data.
But the going has not been obstacle-free.
Says Pradeep R Gatti, one of the team members: "We initially had a two-blade propeller, which broke as its tip went beyond the critical speed. Since there were not many propeller manufacturers in India, we had to get a new multi-blade fan imported from US, and we had to assemble it ourselves using just a manual provided." He also adds that they had to overhaul the engine since it was second hand.
While the hovercraft that the Indian Navy uses is acquired for about Rs 30 to 40 lakh, Pradeep says, there's cost them about Rs 60,000! "Of course, those hovercraft are far more equipped with GPS and other paraphernalia and can also carry much higher loads, but we believe we still can build an equally sophisticated hovercraft for a lot lesser than what the Navy pays!"
What are hovercraft?
Often considered as the brainchild of Sir Christopher Cockerell, a British engineer, hovercraft are used throughout the world as a method of specialised transport wherever there is the need to travel over multiple types of surfaces. A well-designed hovercraft is superior to a boat because it has less drag and requires less horsepower to operate. It is 100 per cent more fuel-efficient than a boat with similar capacity or size. Rising fuel prices and shortages will make the hovercraft a desirable form of transportation in the future.
Hovercraft ride much smoother than boats because they travel over the surface of the water, not through it. It travels over water with no concern for depth or hidden obstacles.
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North Korea ship crew uncooperative:India investigators | World | Reuters
North Korea ship crew uncooperative:India investigators
Sun Aug 9, 2009 2:53pm IST
PORT BLAIR, India (Reuters) - The crew of a North Korean ship carrying a cargo of sugar that was detained off the Andaman and Nicobar islands, was not cooperating with Indian investigators, an official said on Sunday.
The MV Musen dropped anchor off Hut Bay island on Wednesday without permission. When a coastguard vessel approached, the ship tried to escape, and was detained after a more than six-hour chase.
"We are not getting any cooperation from their side," said an official of the Joint Investigating Team, who asked not to be identified as he is not authorised to speak to the media.
U.N. member states are authorised to inspect North Korean sea, air and land cargo, and seize and destroy any goods transported in violation of a Security Council resolution in June following the North's nuclear tests.
Indian investigators were awaiting permission from the foreign ministry to berth the ship at a port so that the 39 crew members could be brought ashore for interrogation and the ship completely inspected, the Indian official said.
Investigators were also awaiting the arrival of a Korean interpreter on Sunday, said Superintendent of Police Ashok Chand.
"They are a little hesitant to share information," he said.
"No arrests have been made till now, that would be decided later," he said. It wasn't clear yet where the ship was headed.
Officials from the Indian army, navy and the Intelligence are conducting the investigation.
North Korean sales of missiles and other weapons materials to tense or unstable parts of the world have long been a major concern of the United States and its allies.
The isolated Communist country, which has walked out of six-party talks aimed at reining in its nuclear weapons programme, fired a barrage of short-range missiles in launch tests in May and exploded a nuclear device on May 25, resulting in tougher U.N. sanctions that it has ignored.
North Korea ship crew uncooperative:India investigators
Sun Aug 9, 2009 2:53pm IST
PORT BLAIR, India (Reuters) - The crew of a North Korean ship carrying a cargo of sugar that was detained off the Andaman and Nicobar islands, was not cooperating with Indian investigators, an official said on Sunday.
The MV Musen dropped anchor off Hut Bay island on Wednesday without permission. When a coastguard vessel approached, the ship tried to escape, and was detained after a more than six-hour chase.
"We are not getting any cooperation from their side," said an official of the Joint Investigating Team, who asked not to be identified as he is not authorised to speak to the media.
U.N. member states are authorised to inspect North Korean sea, air and land cargo, and seize and destroy any goods transported in violation of a Security Council resolution in June following the North's nuclear tests.
Indian investigators were awaiting permission from the foreign ministry to berth the ship at a port so that the 39 crew members could be brought ashore for interrogation and the ship completely inspected, the Indian official said.
Investigators were also awaiting the arrival of a Korean interpreter on Sunday, said Superintendent of Police Ashok Chand.
"They are a little hesitant to share information," he said.
"No arrests have been made till now, that would be decided later," he said. It wasn't clear yet where the ship was headed.
Officials from the Indian army, navy and the Intelligence are conducting the investigation.
North Korean sales of missiles and other weapons materials to tense or unstable parts of the world have long been a major concern of the United States and its allies.
The isolated Communist country, which has walked out of six-party talks aimed at reining in its nuclear weapons programme, fired a barrage of short-range missiles in launch tests in May and exploded a nuclear device on May 25, resulting in tougher U.N. sanctions that it has ignored.
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Detained North Korean ship’s China voyages under scanner
Detained North Korean ship’s China voyages under scanner
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Tags : North Korean ship, MV Mu San, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, China,
Posted: Sunday , Aug 09, 2009 at 1240 hrs
Port Blair:
Investigation by Integrated Command of Andaman and Nicobar Island’s officials has revealed that the detained suspicious North Korean Ship MV Mu San made several voyages to China without maintaining proper records. North Korea, now facing sanctions for allegedly building nuclear arms, has been a beneficiary of Chinese material and research.
The Indian Coast Guard detained the MV Mu San with its 39 crewmembers on board late on Friday in the Indian Ocean after it dropped the anchor at Hut Bay, without the permission of the Indian authorities. Indian intelligence agencies also investigating the reason why the ship berthed in Singapore on June 30, though it was not a port of call in the logbook. MV Mu San, which left Laem Chabang port in Thailand on July 27, reached Singapore on July 30 and left for Hut Bay on July 31. But the passports of the crew were not stamped in Singapore, sources said.
Meanwhile, the interrogation of the ship''s captain, Yon Jung Sun, has been a daunting due to the language barrier. The Research and Analyses Wing (R and AW) is taking active part in the investigation considering the history of North Korea’s sales of missiles and other weapons materials to unstable parts of the world.
Deputy Inspector General of the Coast Guard, Andaman and Nicobar Kripa Nautiyal said, "Initially, they said the vessel had developed a mechanical snag. This turned out to be false. Later, they said their destination to Iraq was changed midway and asked to drop anchor somewhere till the new destination was decided. But they had no convincing answers to why they took a diversion towards Hut Bay. We cannot buy these versions." On Saturday, the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta, said the ship had no business being in Indian waters.
Detained North Korean ship’s China voyages under scanner
ANI
Tags : North Korean ship, MV Mu San, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, China,
Posted: Sunday , Aug 09, 2009 at 1240 hrs
Port Blair:
Investigation by Integrated Command of Andaman and Nicobar Island’s officials has revealed that the detained suspicious North Korean Ship MV Mu San made several voyages to China without maintaining proper records. North Korea, now facing sanctions for allegedly building nuclear arms, has been a beneficiary of Chinese material and research.
The Indian Coast Guard detained the MV Mu San with its 39 crewmembers on board late on Friday in the Indian Ocean after it dropped the anchor at Hut Bay, without the permission of the Indian authorities. Indian intelligence agencies also investigating the reason why the ship berthed in Singapore on June 30, though it was not a port of call in the logbook. MV Mu San, which left Laem Chabang port in Thailand on July 27, reached Singapore on July 30 and left for Hut Bay on July 31. But the passports of the crew were not stamped in Singapore, sources said.
Meanwhile, the interrogation of the ship''s captain, Yon Jung Sun, has been a daunting due to the language barrier. The Research and Analyses Wing (R and AW) is taking active part in the investigation considering the history of North Korea’s sales of missiles and other weapons materials to unstable parts of the world.
Deputy Inspector General of the Coast Guard, Andaman and Nicobar Kripa Nautiyal said, "Initially, they said the vessel had developed a mechanical snag. This turned out to be false. Later, they said their destination to Iraq was changed midway and asked to drop anchor somewhere till the new destination was decided. But they had no convincing answers to why they took a diversion towards Hut Bay. We cannot buy these versions." On Saturday, the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta, said the ship had no business being in Indian waters.
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Joint Operations Centre launched at Naval Base
KOCHI: In order to coordinate various operations pertaining to coastal defence in the State the Southern Naval Command has established a Joint Operations Centre(JOC) at the Naval Base, Kochi.
The centre, established as per a Central Government directive, is expected to become the nerve centre of all operations along the Kerala coast.
The JOC is of great significance as various agencies other than the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard have stake in coastal security.
The State police, the Port Trust, the Fisheries Department, the Customs Department, the Light House authorities and many intelligence agencies are the other agencies involved in coastal defence.
The JOC is expected to coordinate and channelise the activities of these agencies during operations, in order to achieve synergy and uniformity.
The centre was formally inaugurated by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta during his farewell visit to the Southern Naval Command last week.
The JOC which operates at the Naval Base has a central operation- cum-briefing room from where communication with all agencies will be possible.
Specially earmarked individual work centres are also set up for each agency. The centre will have the facility to receive real-time feed from the surveillance assets of the Navy and the Coast Guard and also from the the Vessel Traffic Management System of the Cochin Port Trust.
The centre will be manned by the Navy and Coast Guard personnel at all times.
However, during major operations and emergency situations personnel from other agencies will also be assigned to man JOC.
KOCHI: In order to coordinate various operations pertaining to coastal defence in the State the Southern Naval Command has established a Joint Operations Centre(JOC) at the Naval Base, Kochi.
The centre, established as per a Central Government directive, is expected to become the nerve centre of all operations along the Kerala coast.
The JOC is of great significance as various agencies other than the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard have stake in coastal security.
The State police, the Port Trust, the Fisheries Department, the Customs Department, the Light House authorities and many intelligence agencies are the other agencies involved in coastal defence.
The JOC is expected to coordinate and channelise the activities of these agencies during operations, in order to achieve synergy and uniformity.
The centre was formally inaugurated by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta during his farewell visit to the Southern Naval Command last week.
The JOC which operates at the Naval Base has a central operation- cum-briefing room from where communication with all agencies will be possible.
Specially earmarked individual work centres are also set up for each agency. The centre will have the facility to receive real-time feed from the surveillance assets of the Navy and the Coast Guard and also from the the Vessel Traffic Management System of the Cochin Port Trust.
The centre will be manned by the Navy and Coast Guard personnel at all times.
However, during major operations and emergency situations personnel from other agencies will also be assigned to man JOC.
Would like to see this in Indian NavyOr this.
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India should have minimum deterrence: Navy chief
Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta Monday said India should have "credible minimum deterrence" keeping in view its neighbourhood.
"You have to have credible minimum deterrence against somebody you can't target. India's policy is not the whole world over. So, in the neighbourhood we should have adequate capability to maintain the deterrent value of such platforms," he said in an interview.
Admiral Mehta was asked if India was planning to develop Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) as part of its nuclear deterrence capabilities.
On July 26, India inducted its first indigenously produced nuclear submarine INS Arihant, which is armed with nuclear capable 700 km medium range K-15 missiles.
India is planning to increase the range of the submarine launched ballistic missile up to 3,000 km in future.
Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta Monday said India should have "credible minimum deterrence" keeping in view its neighbourhood.
"You have to have credible minimum deterrence against somebody you can't target. India's policy is not the whole world over. So, in the neighbourhood we should have adequate capability to maintain the deterrent value of such platforms," he said in an interview.
Admiral Mehta was asked if India was planning to develop Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) as part of its nuclear deterrence capabilities.
On July 26, India inducted its first indigenously produced nuclear submarine INS Arihant, which is armed with nuclear capable 700 km medium range K-15 missiles.
India is planning to increase the range of the submarine launched ballistic missile up to 3,000 km in future.
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India inspects North Korea ship for nuclear material | World | Reuters
PORT BLAIR, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities were inspecting a North Korean ship detained in the Bay of Bengal for nuclear material or fuel, officials said on Monday, the latest sign of the international noose tightening around the North.
A preliminary investigation by a team of nuclear scientists failed to detect any radioactive presence on board the ship carrying a huge sugar consignment, Ashok Chand, a senior police officer in India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, told Reuters.
"There will be more checking today and we will open the hatch to check the entire consignment for any radioactive material," Chand said.
The MV Mu San dropped anchor off Hut Bay island in the Andaman islands on Wednesday without permission and was detained by the coastguard after a more than six-hour chase.
U.N. member states are authorised to inspect North Korean sea, air and land cargo, and seize and destroy any goods transported in violation of a Security Council resolution in June following the North's nuclear tests.
"India is strictly following the rules and has the right to ask ships to be inspected to ensure that they are in compliance with the U.N. resolution," said Uday Bhaskar, Director of the National Maritime Foundation, a New Delhi-based think tank.
North Korean sales of missiles and other weapons materials to tense or unstable parts of the world have long been a major concern of the United States and its allies.
Indian officials said they were trying to find whether the MV Mu San was anywhere near Myanmar, which is suspected to be seeking help from North Korea to build a nuclear reactor.
A former Indian diplomat said New Delhi was wary of a possible North Korea-Myanmar nuclear cooperation and had therefore stepped up security near the Andaman islands, which is close to Myanmar.
"With increasing reports of North Korea helping Myanmar build a nuclear reactor, any vessel floating in Indian waters without a possible reason will be checked and India is rightly concerned," said Naresh Chandra, a former envoy to Washington.
A full interrogation of the 39-member crew can only begin after the arrival of a Korean interpreter later on Monday, officials said.
North Korea, which has walked out of six-party talks aimed at reining in its nuclear weapons programme, fired a barrage of short-range missiles in launch tests in May and exploded a nuclear device on May 25, resulting in tougher U.N. sanctions that it has ignored.
Experts say North Korea are feeling the blows from U.N. sanctions and could face more international pressure.
"North Korea is realising that the eyes of the world are on them and they are feeling the blows from U.N. sanctions," said Lee Sang-hyun, director of the security studies programme at the Sejong Institute think tank, located near Seoul.
"They will have to be careful because this incident shows that they are feeling more pressure from countries around the world," Sang-hyun added.
PORT BLAIR, India (Reuters) - Indian authorities were inspecting a North Korean ship detained in the Bay of Bengal for nuclear material or fuel, officials said on Monday, the latest sign of the international noose tightening around the North.
A preliminary investigation by a team of nuclear scientists failed to detect any radioactive presence on board the ship carrying a huge sugar consignment, Ashok Chand, a senior police officer in India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, told Reuters.
"There will be more checking today and we will open the hatch to check the entire consignment for any radioactive material," Chand said.
The MV Mu San dropped anchor off Hut Bay island in the Andaman islands on Wednesday without permission and was detained by the coastguard after a more than six-hour chase.
U.N. member states are authorised to inspect North Korean sea, air and land cargo, and seize and destroy any goods transported in violation of a Security Council resolution in June following the North's nuclear tests.
"India is strictly following the rules and has the right to ask ships to be inspected to ensure that they are in compliance with the U.N. resolution," said Uday Bhaskar, Director of the National Maritime Foundation, a New Delhi-based think tank.
North Korean sales of missiles and other weapons materials to tense or unstable parts of the world have long been a major concern of the United States and its allies.
Indian officials said they were trying to find whether the MV Mu San was anywhere near Myanmar, which is suspected to be seeking help from North Korea to build a nuclear reactor.
A former Indian diplomat said New Delhi was wary of a possible North Korea-Myanmar nuclear cooperation and had therefore stepped up security near the Andaman islands, which is close to Myanmar.
"With increasing reports of North Korea helping Myanmar build a nuclear reactor, any vessel floating in Indian waters without a possible reason will be checked and India is rightly concerned," said Naresh Chandra, a former envoy to Washington.
A full interrogation of the 39-member crew can only begin after the arrival of a Korean interpreter later on Monday, officials said.
North Korea, which has walked out of six-party talks aimed at reining in its nuclear weapons programme, fired a barrage of short-range missiles in launch tests in May and exploded a nuclear device on May 25, resulting in tougher U.N. sanctions that it has ignored.
Experts say North Korea are feeling the blows from U.N. sanctions and could face more international pressure.
"North Korea is realising that the eyes of the world are on them and they are feeling the blows from U.N. sanctions," said Lee Sang-hyun, director of the security studies programme at the Sejong Institute think tank, located near Seoul.
"They will have to be careful because this incident shows that they are feeling more pressure from countries around the world," Sang-hyun added.
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