Published Date:
29-Dec-2011
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shipping-exchange"Captain Guan Yu Liang of a China flagged vessel Rui Lee, has been detained and shall be quizzed. He had not allowed Kandla Port Trust (KPT) pilot Vipul Kumar Madan to deboard from his ship even after crossing the disembarking point of the port on Monday," said East Gandhidham SP Chirag Koradia.


As the vessel had gone beyond the disembarking point of the port with Madan on board it had to be intercepted with the help of the Indian Coast Guard, he said.


The ship captain was probably irked over non-issuance of shore pass by the authorities and refused to let the KPT pilot, who had entered the vessel to provide routine outward guidelines to the ship, deboard, KPT deputy-conservator Capt H K Sibal said.


He also entered into an altercation with Madan, who raised an alarm and we had to register a complaint with the Coast Guard and police, a KPT official said.


As per national policy, Pakistani and Chinese nationals are not issued shore passes by the Indian Port authorities, port sources said.


The vessel, loaded with consignment of steel coils, had come from Korea and had first arrived at Mundra Port for part delivery of the consignment, he said.


Later, it had arrived at KPT in Kutch district to deliver the remaining goods, police said.


A case has been registered and further investigation is on.