US ship crew`s bail cancelled by PSJ court

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 23:07

Principal Sessions Court on Tuesday cancelled the conditional bail granted by a lower court to 35 crew members of a private US ship.

35 crew members of US ship get conditional bail

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 11:53

A local court has granted conditional bail to all the 35 crew members of a US ship, arrested on charges of illegally carrying weapons on board the vessel and straying into Indian waters.

Bail pleas of all the crew members of US ship dismissed by Madras HC

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 00:50

Madras HC dismissed bail petitions of all the crew members of a US ship, arrested on charges of illegally carrying weapons on board the vessel and straying into Indian waters.

Crew of detained US ship moves Madras HC seeking bail

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 16:20

The crew of detained US ship, arrested on October 18 for illegally carrying arms and straying into Indian waters, have moved the Madras High Court seeking bail claiming they were "lured into Tuticorin port by treachery" and they were innocent.

Court rejects bail plea of 35 MV Seaman Guard Ohio crew members

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 22:19

A local court on Wednesday dismissed the bail petitions of the 35 crew members of the detained US ship MV Seaman Guard Ohio.

Arrested sailors of armed US ship shifted to Chennai

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 14:11

The Tamil Nadu prisons department Wednesday morning shifted to Puzhal prison here 22 of the 35 arrested from the American armed ship, Seaman Guard Ohio, under Sierra Leone`s flag, a prison official said.

TN Police seeks custody of 3 crew members of US ship

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 17:02

The Q Branch CID of the Tamil Nadu Police today moved a court here seeking custody of three crew members of the detained US vessel, arrested for illegally carrying arms and ammunition in Indian waters, for further investigation.

MV Seaman Guard Ohio: US Consulate officials visit prison

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 11:47

The controversy surrounding the arrest of the crew of detained US ship MV Seaman Guard Ohio took another turn on Monday with the vessel’s chief engineer reportedly trying to commit suicide in prison.

India justifies detention of US ship, crew`s arrest

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 19:10

India on Friday justified the detention of a ship owned by an American company and the arrest of its crew, saying the action was taken as the vessel in Indian waters carried arms, ammunition and armed guards without necessary authorisation.

Tamil Nadu police defend detention of US ship, crew

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 20:07

Tamil Nadu police on Thursday defended their action of detaining the US ship MV Seaman Guard Ohio asserting there is prima facie case against them for illegally straying into Indian territorial waters.

US ship case transferred to Tamil Nadu Q branch

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 23:18

The controversial case involving a private US ship illegally carrying arms off Tuticorin coast has been transferred to Tamil Nadu Q Branch for an extensive probe, a top police official said on Tuesday.

Why is govt `silent` on merchant vessels carrying arms: BJP

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 20:03

Claiming to have raised its voice and alerting the government in the past on piracy in high-seas, BJP said India needs to be proactive in protecting the country`s vessels in piracy-infested waters.