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INDIAN FISHING VESSEL COLLIDED WITH PAKISTAN MARITIME SECURITY AGENCY VESSEL
A Pakistani sailor has been martyred and two Indian nationals are missing at sea after the incident.
The PMSA ship while patrolling Pakistan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) encountered around 8 Indian fishing vessels engaged in illegal fishing activities well within Pakistani waters. To evade capture, one of the fishing boats increased its speed and started to move towards Indian waters. During hot pursuit,the Indian fishing vessel continued to evade capture despite multiple verbal warnings and instructions to stop and cooperate. Eventually, the Indian fishing vessel slowed down allowing the PMSA ship's boarding team to embark.
However, after PMSA personnel were onboard the Indian fishing vessel, it suddenly accelerated and altered its heading thereby colliding with the PMSA ship. Consequently, the Indian fishing vessel capsized and sank with all personnel onboard including the PMSA boarding team as well as the Indian fishermen.
The PMSA ship acted swiftly to rescue five out of seven Indian fishermen and the four PMSA personnel in the boarding team. However, regrettably one PMSA sailor, namely Muhammad Rehan, embraced martyrdom, two remaining Indian fishermen are still missing at sea. Search and Rescue (SAR) Ops for the two missing Indian fishermen is in progress.
The bravery and sacrifice of the PMSA sailor who lost his life in the line of duty is a somber reminder of the risks involved in operations at sea.
