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Indian Navy in search of suspected pirate vessels 700 nm off Goa coast

Indian Navy in search of suspected pirate vessels 700 nm off Goa coast

/ October 3, 2011 3:16 am

The Indian Navy has launched an extensive search operation off the Goa coast after a piracy alarm was sounded after an IL-38 maritime patrolling aircraft detected a couple of suspected pirate ships. This was stated by Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai

Tar balls resurface on Velsao Beach in Goa

Tar balls resurface on Velsao Beach in Goa

/ September 3, 2010 2:14 pm

Tar balls continued to appear on Velsao Beach on Wednesday, albeit in smaller quantities in comparison to the first day when they were washed ashore. The tar balls resurfaced on Wednesday afternoon, after the beach was cleaned a day ago

Ship catches fire off Goa coast

Ship catches fire off Goa coast

/ March 29, 2010 9:42 am

Twenty-three crew were rescued in a joint operation by the Indian Navy, Coast Guard and merchant ships, when a major fire broke out in the engine room of the container cargo ship Maersk Miami about 43 nautical miles off the

Alert on Goa coast after spotting ship

/ August 1, 2009 8:19 am

Goa’s Marine Police and the Coast Guard were put on alert tonight following information from Maharashtra that a vessel was spotted in the Arabian Sea southwards apparently  towards the Goa coast. The information came to the Goa Police in the