India asks IMO to order fresh investigation on M V Rezzak
India has asked the IMO to order a fresh investigation into disappearance of vessel M V Rezzak with 25 Indians onboard over four months ago in the Black Sea
By PTI |
LONDON: India has asked the International Maritime Organisation to order a fresh investigation into disappearance of vessel M V Rezzak with 25 Indians onboard over four months ago in the Black Sea, saying the incident has "shaken the government's confidence" in its proactive maritime training policy.
Relatives of missing Indian believe the ship could have been hijacked or it could even be a case of fraud and only the location of the vessel, through an underwater search if necessary, will be acceptable to them as conclusion of the investigation, Kiran Dhinga, Director General of Shipping and ex-officio Additional Secretary of the Government of India, said.
Dhinga sought the "international investigation" at a meeting of the IMO, the highest maritime law making body, here recently. The first investigation report by the UN body was sent to India early last month.
Dhinga told PTI that the members of the IMO Council noted the incident with grave concern bearing in mind the safety of crew and welfare of the families of the missing members.
"The Secretary General of IMO organised a meeting in his chambers with the delegation of the concerned states and the substantially interested state (India), requesting them to work in close cooperation in tracing the missing ship as soon as possible," she said.
M V Rezzak, a general cargo vessel, carrying the Panama flag with gross tonnage of 3009 tonnes, sailed out on February 17, 2008 from Novorossiysk in Russia with a full load of about 2800 tonnes of steel billets, to Bartin Limani in Turkey with 25 Indian crew members.
Relatives of missing Indian believe the ship could have been hijacked or it could even be a case of fraud and only the location of the vessel, through an underwater search if necessary, will be acceptable to them as conclusion of the investigation, Kiran Dhinga, Director General of Shipping and ex-officio Additional Secretary of the Government of India, said.
Dhinga sought the "international investigation" at a meeting of the IMO, the highest maritime law making body, here recently. The first investigation report by the UN body was sent to India early last month.
Dhinga told PTI that the members of the IMO Council noted the incident with grave concern bearing in mind the safety of crew and welfare of the families of the missing members.
"The Secretary General of IMO organised a meeting in his chambers with the delegation of the concerned states and the substantially interested state (India), requesting them to work in close cooperation in tracing the missing ship as soon as possible," she said.
M V Rezzak, a general cargo vessel, carrying the Panama flag with gross tonnage of 3009 tonnes, sailed out on February 17, 2008 from Novorossiysk in Russia with a full load of about 2800 tonnes of steel billets, to Bartin Limani in Turkey with 25 Indian crew members.
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