Probe on into detained N Korean ship: Navy chief

Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta, Saturday said suspected North Korean ship detained in Port Blair had the genuine product, and further investigations were on.

Information presented by the ship had the shipment contains genuine item'', Navy commander told reporters on the sidelines of the industry to deploy the Armed Forces here.A Navy spokesman at Coast Guard had detained a North Korean ship that had fallen by commentator Hut Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Islands following the interception. Coastline Guard launched its Dornier aircraft after the ship has no retort to sign and a warning shot was fired. The vessel was escorted to the Haven Blair.

According to early information is a crew of around 40 have been apprehended and the investigation was developing. The captain of the ship, said the craft left Thailand and was heading towards Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, while he had informed the powers that are in Thailand that the vessel was heading to Iraq, presents said. Intelligence teams from the Navy and other services to Port Blair to participate in the probe.

In response to a question that some time ago the Indian navy had detained a second North Korean ship had missile system equipment to Pakistan, the Navy commander said that nothing of this type were found in this article.

Asked if the container had made a port call Myanmar, according to reports, was working with a nuclear bomb, Admiral Mehta corrected to say that the reports suggested that something was Perchance support such moves.

From his part, Defense A.K. Antony said independently without specific reference to any country that India was committed to non-proliferation. In response to a question he said India has cordial relationship Myanmar.

Pti According to reports, the captain of the vessel claimed that the vessel had entered its territorial waters because of mechanical problems.
robe on into detained N Korean ship: Navy chief