Security tightened at Odisha's Paradip port after arrival of ship with 21 Pakistani crew members

A presumption of the Paradip Port. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu

“The Odisha Police connected Wednesday (May 14, 2025) beefed up information astatine larboard municipality Paradip aft the accomplishment of a vessel with 21 Pakistani unit members connected board,” officials said.

“The ‘MT Siren II’ with a full of 25 unit members reached Paradip larboard aboriginal connected Wednesday (May 14, 2025) from South Korea via Singapore, carrying crude lipid for Indian Oil Corporation Limited,” they said.

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“Security arrangements person been tightened by Odisha Marine Police and the CISF aft receiving accusation astir the unit members from the Immigration Department,” said Marine Police Station inspector in-charge Babita Dehuri.

The Paradip larboard had been enactment connected precocious alert successful the wake of the subject conflict betwixt India and Pakistan. “The vessel is anchored astatine ‘PM berth’, located astir 20 km from the shore, and has 11,350 metric tonnes of crude connected board,” the officials said.

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“Orders person besides been issued that nary unit volition beryllium allowed to permission the vessel during evacuation of the crude oil,” the constabulary serviceman said.

Published - May 14, 2025 12:21 p.m. IST