Karachi-bound ship carrying explosives intercepted

[Icarus]

AA guns???!!! What the.....

Stingers, AA, RPGs, A dozen or so kalashnikovs, a couple of hundred thousand bullets, a truck load of military explosives, 500 or so detonators, few miles of detonator cord, the usual stuff.

 

[ice_man]

Obviously I m doing certain bit of assumption over here.No mining company will send explosives illegally.Btw,mining companies in Pakistan dont import their explosives..So,the obvious question is why carry explosives all the way from Chittagong to Karachi in a vessel without clearance????the very first thing that clicks in mind is terrorists.The actual links may not ever be found out.But what else u might need to make an assumption of involvement of a terrorist nexus in this???A letter hand-written by Osama-bin-Laden himself???

wait for indian media to make this an ISI planned operation not a terrorist planned operation that has DELHI attacks in mind!!!

look here the necessary part says that the ship didn't declare it was carrying explosives!!! it could just be some paperwork error!! nothing more & maybe these "explosives" could be legitamate HOW ON EARTH COULD THE TERRORIST BE IMPORTING EXPLOSIVES INTO PAKISTAN THROUGH ITS PORTS!
India embarrassed itself by stating mumbai attackers came by sea!! i am sure since then pakistan also has proper security & customs in place to ensure nothing happens!! terrorist cannot "IMPORT" explosives!!

& besides the source so far is

"HINDUSTAN TIMES!!"


let's not jump the gun here & start pointing towards terrorists ISI,MOSSAD,RAW just yet!

 

[Old School]

This case has similarities with the Purulia arms dropping case when a Bangladeshi Army officer forged an End User Certificate pretending to be ordering weapons for the Bangladesh army. The actual destination were the terrorists.

 

[nForce]

wait for indian media to make this an ISI planned operation not a terrorist planned operation that has DELHI attacks in mind!!!

look here the necessary part says that the ship didn't declare it was carrying explosives!!! it could just be some paperwork error!! nothing more & maybe these "explosives" could be legitamate

Quite a possibility..but very thin chance IMO...I mean,suppose u r the captain of the vessel.U know that u r carrying explosives in ur hull..and yet u manage to miss the most important document that legalises ur cargo????

HOW ON EARTH COULD THE TERRORIST BE IMPORTING EXPLOSIVES INTO PAKISTAN THROUGH ITS PORTS!

There are past instances where the terrorists have moved arms from Karachi port...Anyways investigation is being carried on this..

One of the recent reports..

India embarrassed itself by stating mumbai attackers came by sea!! i am sure since then pakistan also has proper security & customs in place to ensure nothing happens!! terrorist cannot "IMPORT" explosives!!

U have any other explanation..please share,but in relevant thread please...

& besides the source so far is

"HINDUSTAN TIMES!!"

Here is another...

let's not jump the gun here & start pointing towards terrorists ISI,MOSSAD,RAW just yet!

U like it or not..finger are bound to be pointed,most likely towards terrorists...

 

[Capt.Popeye]

wait for indian media to make this an ISI planned operation not a terrorist planned operation that has DELHI attacks in mind!!!

look here the necessary part says that the ship didn't declare it was carrying explosives!!! it could just be some paperwork error!! nothing more & maybe these "explosives" could be legitamate HOW ON EARTH COULD THE TERRORIST BE IMPORTING EXPLOSIVES INTO PAKISTAN THROUGH ITS PORTS!
India embarrassed itself by stating mumbai attackers came by sea!! i am sure since then pakistan also has proper security & customs in place to ensure nothing happens!! terrorist cannot "IMPORT" explosives!!

& besides the source so far is

"HINDUSTAN TIMES!!"


let's not jump the gun here & start pointing towards terrorists ISI,MOSSAD,RAW just yet!

First of all the matter is being thoroughly investigated, so any conclusions are premature. Of course, opinions need not be limited in their imaginativeness.
So far none of the media has drawn any conclusions, hence it would unwise for us to do so.

look here the necessary part says that the ship didn't declare it was carrying explosives!!! it could just be some paperwork error!!
You are trying to make it too simplistic here. All explosives/ munitions on board have to be properly manifested/declared. If that is done as mandated, the cargo can be considered legitimate. If not, it can be considered contraband and confiscated. Just to inform you, on an international basis even a personal fire-arm carried on board a merchant ship has to be declared. If the cargo on a merchant ship is military cargo, same rules apply but attracts more attention. Only Naval ships are exempt, with some riders concerning nuclear weapons etc.
So the 'paperwork error' excuse that you say won't hold, either the cargo will be legitimate or contraband.
But you can be pretty sure that both 'party of origin' and 'party of destination' will be put under the microscope.
Let's wait and watch.

 

[Old School]

International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code requirements were not followed here. Neither was Declaration of Security (DOS).

 

[Gabbar]

Captain of Pak-bound mystery ship with arms being quizzed​

Kolkata: The Karachi-bound cargo vessel from Bangladesh carrying military hardware and explosives was kept cordoned off on Saturday at Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas district with the captain disembarked and taken for questioning.

The captain of the Liberian registered ship, who was not identified, was taken to the Radisson Fort resort for questioning, police officials said.

The Navy and Coast Guard personnel had seized the ship on Friday on an intelligence tip off. It was anchored at Kalicharanpara.

The police and the Customs were still present on the ship, M V Agean Glory. The name of the ship had been given as S G Zyat on Friday night by the officials.

It had set sail from Chittangong in Bangladesh and had anti-aircraft guns, rocket launchers, five tonne of explosives, besides a huge quantity of ammunition and smoke bombs in two large containers on board.

Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh had described the incident as "alarming" and said it was surprising why the Pakistani-bound vessel was passing through Indian waters.

Sources said the military hardware includes rocket launchers, cartridges, explosives and white phosphorous. Nearly five tonnes of arms and ammunition were found in the containers.

According to a senior Port Trust official, the ship, Agean Glory, had come from Chittagong port in Bangladesh. There was no declaration on

It is not clear why the Pakistan-bound ship was passing through Indian waters. It was intercepted by Coast Guard vessels. Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) S Karpurakayastha said "the ship was detained on an intelligence tip-off."

After being interrogated, the master of the ship conceded that the vessel was carrying several containers that had high explosives and arms and ammunition.

"Our inspection is still on. A huge cache of arms and ammunition along with explosives for military use have been found in the ship. The port officials and the Bengal police detained the ship and started inspection. The Customs officials were also informed. They are now checking the cargo and examining the documents of the ship," said Bhupinder Singh, DGP.

According to sources, the ship will not be released till the Port Trust authorities get clearance from the Customs department as well as the Union Home Ministry.

State Home Secretary Samar Ghosh said: "A team consisting of senior officials of the Home department and the police has been sent to the spot. They will scrutinise every detail. We have to check what case can be filed against the ship for carrying explosives without giving any declaration to the port authority."

A senior Home department official said, "The matter has been communicated to the Union Home Ministry and the Ministry of External Affairs."

Captain of Pak-bound mystery ship with arms being quizzed - 2 -  2010: Defence & Internal Security Special on MSN India

 

[Capt.Popeye]

International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code requirements were not followed here. Neither was Declaration of Security (DOS).

Indeed, that is correct. ISPS impacts the ship and Port facility directly. But in the present instance these breaches are more of a procedural matter (as the cargo does not seem to be intended for an attack).
Rather the legitimacy of the cargo, its real ownership and ultimate receiver/destination is the real issue here.

 

[Ras]

Yeah i appreciate Indians for intercepting this vessel.

Whose knows what these explosives were for and for what reasons.
Bangladesh what are you upto?

oftopic:
Now i days when i read the news like Pakistan security offcials arrested some terrorist and seized large amount of weapons and ammunitions, i cannot believe when they say 10-15 anti aircraft guns were also seized.
Fcukin anti aircraft guns

AA guns need not be pointed at the sky when they are fired...

 

[Old School]

its real ownership and ultimate receiver/destination is the real issue here.

So far , two version of the story came out . First version , these ammo were destined for the Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers in Liberia . The second version, these were destined to a Pakistan Army Major in Karachi. In both cases , the ship is required to show End User Certificate which must be authenticated.

 

[Old School]

LATEST UPDATE

It was learned that the name of the Pakistani Army Officer mentioned by the ship crew as the 'recipient of this shipment' is Major Khalilullah Khan. This name was obtained by the Indian interrogators earlier. A special team of RAW from New Delhi is also on their way to Kolkata to interrogate the crews. so far the crews have failed to provide any documentation to back up their claims.

 

[M8R]

Why would Pakistan Army import weapons from Bangladesh when it can build these weapons at home and can get them from better sources.

 

[Old School]

Why would Pakistan Army import weapons from Bangladesh when it can build these weapons at home and can get them from better sources.

It is not known if the weapons were loaded in Bangladesh. There is no evidence to support that Pakistan Army was the End User of this shipment either. But the important issue here is that these weapons were not declared and the ship was about to unload shipment at the Kolkata port. The crew members mentioned the name of a PA officer Major Khalilullah but without any proper documentation to support this.

PA does not need these weapons but the terrorist do. AAG can be lethal if used as artillery piece. The weapons used by the terrorists in Pakistan ( ie TTP) do not fly to them.

 

[Neither Right Nor Wrong]

The Cargo Manifest handed over to port authorities by ship's agent should have the entire list of Dangerous Cargo(DC) along with their loading and discharge port mentioned.
In this case ..DC belong to Class 1 - Explosives

The container carrying DC should be marked with

On all 4 sides of the coantainer.

 

[M8R]

Well Thanks to Indian Navy otherwise Talibans would have gotten new supply of weapons against Pakistan Army.