FV Ekawat Nava 5

History
KiribatiKiribati
NameEkawat Nava 5
OwnerSirichai Fisheries
OperatorSirichai Fisheries
Captured18 November 2008
FateSunk 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.

  1. ^ "Indian Navy sank our vessel, says Thai fishing firm". The Indian Express. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2011.