An alert has been issued by the Gujarat Fisheries Department to fishermen in coastal Porbandar town to inform Coast Guards, Navy or any other competent security agency in case they come across suspected and unidentified vessels off Gujarat coast.
Sources in National Fish Workers’ Forum (NFF) said that the alert has been issued to various fishermen bodies including NFF and they are conveying to fishermen in the region.
NFF secretary Manish lodhari said that it was believed suspected ‘pair vessels’ are roaming in the Arabian Sea off Gujarat coast. lodhari informed that pair vessels are in fact joined together — one small and one large for the purpose of fishing. According to him, NFF machinery has already started conveying Fisheries Department’s message to fishermen, including those who are in mid-sea.
According to an official, the alert was issued following the information on the vessels by Coast Guard authority. Already Coast Guards, Navy and Marine Police of Gujarat have been activated to spot the suspected vessels.