US ship with armed guards detained at Tuticorin ( India); no papers authorising possession of arms

[dixiegrrrrl]

Last edited Sun Oct 13, 2013, 01:57 PM - Edit history (1)

This is loaded with mystery...
a US Ship ( see link for picture of it) of contractors, with firepower, but no documentation, admits to roaming around the Arabian sea.

New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard on Friday intercepted and detained a vessel belonging to a US-based firm off the coast of Kanyakumari. MV Seaman Guard had 10 crew and 25 armed security guards on board.
The crew and guards have not been able to satisfactorily explain why they had entered Indian waters, sources in defence agencies have said.

Semi-automatic weapons have been found on board the ship, but sources say, the crew has failed to produce the necessary documents required to carry such weapons.

The ship's Captain has reportedly told investigators that the guards belong to a company which provides armed escorts, especially to merchant vessels in pirate-infested areas of southern Indian Ocean as well as Gulf of Aden.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/us-ship-with-armed-guards-detained-at-tuticorin-no-papers-authorising-possession-of-arms-431775

[Turbineguy]

1. Looks like

Ragnar Danneskjold's ship.

[arely staircase]

2. probably mercenaries who do indeed escort ships through pirate infested areas nt