History | |
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Kiribati | |
Name | Ekawat Nava 5 |
Owner | Sirichai Fisheries |
Operator | Sirichai Fisheries |
Captured | 18 November 2008 |
Fate | Sunk by gunfire on 18 November 2008 |
FV Ekawat Nava 5 was a hijacked Kiribati-flagged, Thai-owned deep-sea fishing trawler that was sunk by INS Tabar of the Indian Navy on 18 November 2008.[1] The trawler sank when a fire broke out on the vessel after INS Tabar retaliated to being fired upon by pirates on board. All but one crew member of the trawler were believed killed.