The Kuber trawler, a 25-metre-long fishing vessel, is believed to be the boat that the Mumbai terrorists captured and then used to launch inflatable dinghies to carry the armed gunmen to Colaba. A satellite phone and global positioning system (GPS) map was discovered by authorities on board the trawler and intelligence agencies are investigating the satellite phone's records in an attempt to track the locations of the calls received while the phone was on the boat.TOI: Satellite Phone Vital Clue to Solve Mystery (November 28, 2008)
Kuber Crew
- Balwant Prabhu, 45 years old: MissingTOI: Satellite Phone Vital Clue to Solve Mystery (November 28, 2008)
- Mukesh Rathod, 20 years old: MissingTOI: Satellite Phone Vital Clue to Solve Mystery (November 28, 2008)
- Natu Nanu, 20 years old: MissingTOI: Satellite Phone Vital Clue to Solve Mystery (November 28, 2008)
- Ramesh Nagji, 37 years old: MissingTOI: Satellite Phone Vital Clue to Solve Mystery (November 28, 2008)
- Amar Narayan, 38 years old: DeadTOI: Satellite Phone Vital Clue to Solve Mystery (November 28, 2008)
Found on Trawler
The trawler was found drifting five to six nautical miles off of Mumbai. Of the five crew members, only the crew leader, Amar Narayan, 38, was aboard and he was discovered with limbs tied, blindfolded and with his neck sliced open. The owner of the Kuber trawler, Vinod Masani, as well as his brother, Hiralal, have been detained by the Gujarat police.TOI: Satellite Phone Vital Clue to Solve Mystery (November 28, 2008)
Quotes
- "Most of the time, we act on specific information. We rarely check such fishing trawlers with Indian flags."— a Coast Guard officerTOI: Satellite Phone Vital Clue to Solve Mystery (November 28, 2008)
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