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Indian navy boards another Maldivian fishing boat as row deepens

The Bodu Kanneli Masveringe Union reported that Indian naval troops boarded a Maldivian fishing boat late Thursday, following the boarding of three Maldivian vessels on Wednesday inside the Maldivian economic zone. The Defense Ministry confirmed the Wednesday incident involved Indian Coast Guard Ship 246 and 253, 72 nautical miles east of H.A. Dhidhoo, carried out without coordination with Maldivian authorities.

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  1. Fri 26 Jan
    The Defense Ministry issued a statement confirming the Wednesday boarding by Indian Coast Guard Ship 246 and 253. on Friday evening only Atoll Times The Defense Ministry issued a statement on Friday evening regarding the Wednesday incident. They confirmed that the Indian boarding teams that went aboard the three local fishing vessels were from Indian Coast Guard Ship 246 and 253.

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  • without coordination with any relevant authorities

    Defense Ministry Atoll Times Open the report (Atoll Times)

  • I would say this will cause deep trauma to the boat crew. I strongly condemn the fact that foreign troops had just approached, stopped and boarded [the boats] while they were in their own Maldivian waters

    Hussain Nafiz, BKMU President Atoll Times Open the report (Atoll Times)

  • received report that a boarding team from a foreign military vessel had boarded the fishing vessel

    Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) Atoll Times Open the report (Atoll Times)

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  1. Thu 1 Feb1 report
  2. Wed 31 Jan1 report

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  1. Atoll Times 31 Jan · time not given1 Feb · time not given

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  • 72 nautical miles Distance of Wednesday incident from H.A. Dhidhoo Atoll Times The incident occurred 72 nautical miles east of H.A. Dhidhoo.

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  • BKMU first reported the incident of the Indian military vessel stopping and soldiers boarding Mahibadhoo's fishing boat Asuruma-3. Atoll Times It was the BKMU that first reported the incident when the Indian military vessel stopped and soldiers boarded Mahibadhoo's fishing boat Asuruma-3.

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