Probe confirms ‘MV Prabhu Daya’ had hit boat off Kerala coast


Wednesday, March 7, 2012: Preliminary probe by officials on Tuesday ‘confirmed’ that Singapore-flagged vessel MV Prabhu Daya had hit a boat on March 1 off the Kerala coast, but it was yet to be established whether the foreign ship had collided with Indian fishing boat Don-1 whose three fishermen died in the mishap.
As for physical proof, the team of officials found some ‘marks’ on the port side (left side of the ship) and its rear confirming that it had hit a boat, official sources said.
Officials, who inspected the vessel now anchored off Chennai port, checked the charts, its electronic navigation systems and recorded statements of the captain, helmsman (one who steers the ship) and the crew, they said.
“The investigations reveal that one second officer, who was on watch happened to notice the incident and presumed that the boats cleared off and informed the captain in the middle of the night on March 1.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

its a case of high handedness by the ship crew these are all done thinking that nothing is going to happen to them how many boats they hit,secondly the criminals who had committed this should be given exemplary punishment ,including the italians on enrica lexie if they had committed the crime wantingly.