Security beefed up at Odisha's Paradip after arrival of ship with 21 Pakistani crew members
Odisha Police
on Wednesday bolstered security at port town Paradip after the arrival of a ship with 21 Pakistani crew members on board, officials said. The '
MT Siren II
' with a total of 25 crew members reached Paradip port early on Wednesday from South Korea via Singapore, carrying crude oil for
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
, they said.
The rest of the crew comprises two Indians, a Sri Lankan and a Thai national, the officials said.
Security arrangements have been tightened by Odisha Marine Police and the CISF after receiving information about the crew members from the Immigration Department, said Marine Police Station inspector in-charge Babita Dehuri.
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The Paradip port had been put on
high alert
in the wake of the military conflict between India and Pakistan.
The ship is anchored at SPM (single point mooring), located around 20 km from the shore, the officials said.
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"Orders have also been issued that no crew will be allowed to leave the ship during evacuation of crude oil," the police officer said.
"The evacuation is underway... the ship will leave the port later tonight," he added.
Jagatsinghpur SP Bhawani Sankar Udgata said the Pakistani crew were not allowed to disembark from the ship.
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