Myanmar Fishermen Went Back Home!

Due to the unexpected natural disaster such as storms or losing the way in the Sea, Myanmar fishermen, by accident ,tend to enter into the Indian Territorial waters. In that case, the Indian Government keeps them at the special Camp in in Port Blair in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Afterwards, the Indian Government kindly provided the Coastal Guard ships from the Navy HQ in Port Blair and made the repatriation process, organized by the representatives from Myanmar Embassy in New Delhi, Consulate-General in Kolkata and Port Blair Immigration Office.

The records of times of the repatriation processes made annually so far are as follows :-


Year..................Myanmar Fishermen in Total
1998..................................... 107
1999..................................... 107
2000..................................... 407
2001..................................... 178
2002..................................... 314
2003..................................... 420
2004..................................... 321
2005..................................... 89
2007..................................... 432
2008..................................... 326
2009..................................... 376




Myanmar Embassy's Representatives expediting the paper work at the Port Balair Immigration Office with the Immigration Officials before the very day of loading Myanmar Fishermen on Boat..




Myanmar Embassy's Representative issuing CofI (Certificate of Identity) to Myanmar Fishermen in the Immigration Office Compound at Port Blair.





Immigration Officials stamping the Exit-Visa in the CofI (Certificate of Identity) of Myanmar Fishermen prior to loading on boat.





Loading Myanmar Fishermen on Indian Navy's Coastal Guard Ships




Myanmar Fishermen on Indian Coastal Guard Ships before sailing to Myanmar




Myanmar Embassy and Consulate-General Representatives
Taking Photo with High-Ranking Officials from Indian Navy on Coastal Guard Ship before setting off for Myanmar.




Indian Coastal Guard Ship left Port Blair Navy Port for Myanmar loading Myanmar Fishermen