Kuwaiti Boat Reaches Mumbai Undetected, Sparks Security Review

Seven months after a Kuwaiti boat was seized in Mumbai, it was returned to its owner on Thursday following legal procedures, officials stated. The incident, which raised security concerns, occurred on February 6 when three men from Tamil Nadu arrived undetected in Mumbai.

Maritime Security Concerns

The boat's arrival from Kuwait without detection highlighted gaps in maritime security. This is significant given the overhaul of security measures after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The vessel was found near Sassoon Dock in south Mumbai, and the three men on board were arrested for illegal entry into India.

Police seized the boat as part of their investigation. The men had navigated their way to Mumbai using a GPS device, completing a journey that took over ten days. They reportedly fled Kuwait due to torture and exploitation by their employer.

Legal Formalities Completed

On Thursday, the boat was handed back to its owner, Abdullah Sharahit. Sharahit came to Mumbai with two lawyers and completed the necessary legal formalities at Colaba Police Station before taking custody of the vessel.

The incident had sparked serious concerns about maritime security post-26/11 terror attack on Mumbai. The trio reached the metropolis by navigating the route with the help of a GPS device.

According to media reports from that time, the trio fled the Gulf country as they faced torture and exploitation by their employer.

The Kuwaiti boat was spotted in the Arabian Sea near Sassoon Dock in south Mumbai and the three men on board the vessel were apprehended by police. Cops later placed the trio under arrest for entering illegally into India and seized the boat.

The incident had sparked serious concerns about maritime security post 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai. The three men had reached Mumbai shores from Kuwait, where they were employed, by sailing in the boat for more than 10 days.

The trio reached the metropolis by navigating the route with the help of a GPS device. According to media reports from that time, the trio fled the Gulf country as they faced torture and exploitation by their employer.

The Kuwaiti boat was spotted in the Arabian Sea near Sassoon Dock in south Mumbai and the three men on board the vessel were apprehended by police. Cops later placed the trio under arrest for entering illegally into India and seized the boat.

Seven months after a Kuwaiti boat was seized when three men on board reached Mumbai undetected, giving a scare to security agencies, the vessel was handed over to its owner on Thursday after completion of legal formalities, officials said. The incident occurred on February 6 when three men hailing from Tamil Nadu arrived in Mumbai on a boat which made its way undetected all the way from Kuwait, raising questions about maritime security which was overhauled after Mumbai faced a major sea-borne terror attack in November 2008, a strike plotted and directed from Pakistan.

Sharahit came to Mumbai and went to the Colaba Police Station along with two lawyers and took custody of the boat after fulfilling legal formalities, he said. The incident had sparked serious concerns about maritime security post 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai. The three men had reached Mumbai shores from Kuwait, where they were employed, by sailing in the boat for more than 10 days.

The trio reached the metropolis by navigating the route with the help of a GPS device. According to media reports from that time, the trio fled the Gulf country as they faced torture and exploitation by their employer.