Explosives seized from ship at Haldia port

Haldia, Dec 10: 800 tonnes ammonium nitrate has been seized from MV Fani, Estonian ship which was detained at Haldia port.

According to media reports all the 24 crew members of the Estonian ship are from Pakistan.

Coast Guard and CID officials are considering all angles of the detained ship, especially with the revelation that the ammonium nitrate which was meant for Indian Explosives Limited, a private company, have been manufactured in the name for fertilizers.

It has been said that authorities came to know about the chemicals when the ship was unloading its entire cargo.

The ship was anchored at Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) since December 4.

Ammonium nitrate is widely used to prepare explosives.

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