Antony seeks report on M V Pavit running aground

Taking serious note of the incident where a merchant vessel M V Pavit ran aground at Mumbai coast on Sunday, Defence Minister A K Antony has asked Navy and Indian Coast Guard to submit a report as to how the abandoned ship entered Indian waters undetected.

"Defence Minister has asked for a report from Navy and Coast Guard on the incident. He will also be holding a meeting on coastal security next week which would be attended by officials from Navy, Coast Guard and Defence Ministry next week," Defence sources said.

Concerned naval authorities have also been asked to submit a report on it.

The Panama-flag vessel M V Pavit, started to drift towards Mumbai coast after its engines failed a month ago near the coast of Oman, leading to flooding of its engine room.