Ship with arms for pakistan halted at kolkatta

[peacekeeper]

Ship with arms for Pak halted off city
A STAFF REPORTER
Calcutta, June 25: A Karachi-bound ship carrying military hardware for the Pakistani army has been detained 230km from Calcutta while on its way to the city port to offload other cargo.

The coast guard and police stopped Aegean Glory, a Panama-registered vessel that had proceeded from Chittagong in Bangladesh, at the Sandheads at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal and Hooghly.

The ship was supposed to have been escorted from the Sandheads by a Calcutta Port Trust (CPT) pilot to the port. After offloading some goods at the Calcutta port, the ship was scheduled to head to its final destination in Pakistan.

However, when the CPT pilot boarded the vessel, discrepancies were found between the contents of a list provided by the clearing agent in Calcutta and the declaration made by the captain, according to port officials and the police. He then alerted the police.

A police team led by the south Bengal inspector-general, Sanjay Mukherjee, rushed to the spot along with central intelligence officers to check the ship’s papers.

“We have found that the ship was also carrying military hardware, including rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns, that were meant for the Pakistan army. But the military hardware was not mentioned by the calling agent. So the police and the coast guard were contacted,” said director-general of police Bhupinder Singh. “So we are checking the papers to see if they are in order.”

According to CPT officials, the calling agent should have a list of all goods a ship is carrying even if they are not meant for the port where a particular consignment is to be offloaded. He has to inform the port officials and the customs authorities about this. But in this case, the calling agent failed to do so.

“The two containers carrying the military hardware were in the name of a Pakistani army officer,” Singh said. “We are checking why Crystal Shipping, the agent handling the Calcutta cargo, did not disclose this or if there was any commu- nication gap. We have called the agents and will question them.”

CPT officials said the cargo meant for Calcutta, including vehicles, was to be finally transported to Nepal. “No military hardware was to be offloaded in Calcutta,” a CPT official said.

According to CPT officials, the ship’s port of origin was Monrovia in Liberia. It reached Port Louis in Mauritius, from where it travelled to Chittagong.

 

[araz]

Ship with arms for Pak halted off city
A STAFF REPORTER
Calcutta, June 25: A Karachi-bound ship carrying military hardware for the Pakistani army has been detained 230km from Calcutta while on its way to the city port to offload other cargo.

The coast guard and police stopped Aegean Glory, a Panama-registered vessel that had proceeded from Chittagong in Bangladesh, at the Sandheads at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal and Hooghly.

The ship was supposed to have been escorted from the Sandheads by a Calcutta Port Trust (CPT) pilot to the port. After offloading some goods at the Calcutta port, the ship was scheduled to head to its final destination in Pakistan.

However, when the CPT pilot boarded the vessel, discrepancies were found between the contents of a list provided by the clearing agent in Calcutta and the declaration made by the captain, according to port officials and the police. He then alerted the police.

A police team led by the south Bengal inspector-general, Sanjay Mukherjee, rushed to the spot along with central intelligence officers to check the ship’s papers.

“We have found that the ship was also carrying military hardware, including rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns, that were meant for the Pakistan army. But the military hardware was not mentioned by the calling agent. So the police and the coast guard were contacted,” said director-general of police Bhupinder Singh. “So we are checking the papers to see if they are in order.”

According to CPT officials, the calling agent should have a list of all goods a ship is carrying even if they are not meant for the port where a particular consignment is to be offloaded. He has to inform the port officials and the customs authorities about this. But in this case, the calling agent failed to do so.

“The two containers carrying the military hardware were in the name of a Pakistani army officer,” Singh said. “We are checking why Crystal Shipping, the agent handling the Calcutta cargo, did not disclose this or if there was any commu- nication gap. We have called the agents and will question them.”

CPT officials said the cargo meant for Calcutta, including vehicles, was to be finally transported to Nepal. “No military hardware was to be offloaded in Calcutta,” a CPT official said.

According to CPT officials, the ship’s port of origin was Monrovia in Liberia. It reached Port Louis in Mauritius, from where it travelled to Chittagong.

Strange that PA would "smuggle in" a few rocket launchers and AAAs when we manufacture them in house. They were perhaps bound else where, in which case we should be thankful to the vigilant indian custom staff.
Araz

 

[Icarus]

Hhhhhmmmm....strange, doesn't POF make our A-A guns ? And don't we get all our rockets from China ? I smell a fish.............these arms could quite easily have been meant for terrorists.

 

[EjazR]

I don't think this was for the PA. Forgive me for speculating but maybe its a rouge Pakistani army officer smuggling weapons for the TTP or other allied groups?

 

[WAQAS119]

I don't think this was for the PA. Forgive me for speculating but maybe its a rouge Pakistani army officer smuggling weapons for the TTP or other allied groups?

hahaha....

Dude! i must appreciate your determination in spouting non-sensical BS even at the expense of coming across as an idiot.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Hhhhhmmmm....strange, doesn't POF make our A-A guns ? And don't we get all our rockets from China ? I smell a fish.............these arms could quite easily have been meant for terrorists.

Wat?

We make them in our own ordinance factories no rocket impored frm china... do some research dude...we make several type of Rocket launcher.
The only ones imported are frm USA etc... Milan,TOW series etc

 

[WAQAS119]

Wat?

We make them in our own ordinance factories no rocket impored frm china... do some research dude...we make several type of Rocket launcher.
The only ones imported are frm USA etc... Milan,TOW series etc

may be she meant according to India...

 

[Icarus]

Wat?

We make them in our own ordinance factories no rocket impored frm china... do some research dude...we make several type of Rocket launcher.
The only ones imported are frm USA etc... Milan,TOW series etc

Name any other than Baktar Shikan ?
Mortar/tank and Artillery shells aside, stuff like RPG-7s, it's all imported from China. The man in my escort sitting behind me carries an RPG-7made in China, I have fired a couple of em at Talib compounds all made in China.

BTW, Baktar Shikan is also made in Pakistan because ToT, it is actually a Chinese rocket called HJ-8, I believe.

 

[Chaluboy]

we will know the details soon enough once the crew is interrogated,

 

[Icarus]

may be she meant according to India...

I'm a man..................you twit.........

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Name any other than Baktar Shikan ?

ANZA series? etc

And by the way these are anti tank missiles not rocket launchers

Tell me which rocket we import frm china?

Also rocket launcher are rpg-7 rpg-9 etc

 

[WAQAS119]

I'm a man..................you twit.........

 

[Icarus]

ANZA series? etc

We weren't really discussing Anti-aircraft missiles but I guess, point made.

And by the way these are anti tank missiles not rocket launchers

Tell me which rocket we import frm china?

Also rocket launcher are rpg-7 rpg-9 etc

I do know that but people tend to generalize and call everything that has a propulsion system at the other end a rocket. And I do believe that the cargo also holds RPGs, the Taliban love RPGs, they fire some at our cars, helicopters, in utter desperation we also had one Talib try and shoot down a plane(PAF F-16) by firing an RPG in it's direction as it bombed Talib positions.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Ship with arms for Pak halted off city
A STAFF REPORTER
Calcutta, June 25: A Karachi-bound ship carrying military hardware for the Pakistani army has been detained 230km from Calcutta while on its way to the city port to offload other cargo.

The coast guard and police stopped Aegean Glory, a Panama-registered vessel that had proceeded from Chittagong in Bangladesh, at the Sandheads at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal and Hooghly.

The ship was supposed to have been escorted from the Sandheads by a Calcutta Port Trust (CPT) pilot to the port. After offloading some goods at the Calcutta port, the ship was scheduled to head to its final destination in Pakistan.

However, when the CPT pilot boarded the vessel, discrepancies were found between the contents of a list provided by the clearing agent in Calcutta and the declaration made by the captain, according to port officials and the police. He then alerted the police.

A police team led by the south Bengal inspector-general, Sanjay Mukherjee, rushed to the spot along with central intelligence officers to check the ship’s papers.

“We have found that the ship was also carrying military hardware, including rocket launchers and anti-aircraft guns, that were meant for the Pakistan army. But the military hardware was not mentioned by the calling agent. So the police and the coast guard were contacted,” said director-general of police Bhupinder Singh. “So we are checking the papers to see if they are in order.”

According to CPT officials, the calling agent should have a list of all goods a ship is carrying even if they are not meant for the port where a particular consignment is to be offloaded. He has to inform the port officials and the customs authorities about this. But in this case, the calling agent failed to do so.

“The two containers carrying the military hardware were in the name of a Pakistani army officer,” Singh said. “We are checking why Crystal Shipping, the agent handling the Calcutta cargo, did not disclose this or if there was any commu- nication gap. We have called the agents and will question them.”

CPT officials said the cargo meant for Calcutta, including vehicles, was to be finally transported to Nepal. “No military hardware was to be offloaded in Calcutta,” a CPT official said.

According to CPT officials, the ship’s port of origin was Monrovia in Liberia. It reached Port Louis in Mauritius, from where it travelled to Chittagong.

A clarification (though it is not material) is required. The port of registry of the ship is Kingstown and the flag is St.Vincent- No Panama or Liberia here.
The investigation is proceeding- any conclusions now would be premature.
Any explosives/ammunitions on board ought to have declared before entry in to port. That is why the ship has been detained. If such cargoes are properly manifested/declared they are legitimate. Now, the party of origin and party of destination will be put under the microscope. That is for sure.