Madurai: Madras High Court on Friday directors Director General of Shipping, Deputy Trust Conservator Port Mumbai and Indian Coast Guard Commander to hold Panama MV Navios cargo places, now lying in Port Mumbai, for three weeks.
Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy passed the temporary command while hearing the petition submitted by P Rajamani, whose fishing vessel was broken in a collision with a cargo ship about 19 miles of sea from Colachel Harbor in Kanyakumari on October 22.
The ship ‘Shij Mon – I’ ‘with 17 crew members and vessels collided around 8:15 a.m., leaving a wounded crew and the ship was badly damaged.
The two injured were taken on land by Indian coast guards while others reached the coast with a broken boat with the help of fishermen from two other ships.
The crew reached the coast on a broken boat with the help of fishermen from two other vessels of the Marine Police Collachel registered a case below 280 (navigation of ship rash) and 337 (causing injured by actions that endanger the life or personal safety of others) from the Indian criminal code based on India Complaints by the driver of the ship.
Under this situation that the ship owner moved the High Court who was looking for directions for quick investigations by holding back ships and also compensation.
Applicants argue that airplanes with panama flags and if allowed sailing outside our territorial waters, he and injured fishermen will be abandoned without medicine.
Considering this dispute, justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy directed authorities to hold the cargo ship currently lying in Port Mumbai for three weeks.
The court ordered notification to official respondents and vessels, and delayed this case until November 26.
HC ordered the detention of a ship that hit the fishing boat from TN
