Though intelligence regarding a vessel carrying terrorist through sea was sent to the Coast Guard and Naval Intelligence, it could not be located as the terrorists moved from the ship to a fishing vessel and later onto a rubber dinghy. They entered Mumbai and attacked high-profile targets including Oberoi and Taj hotels, killing 164 people of which 26 were foreigners.
Though a plan is afoot to restrict fishing boats from criss-crossing the coastline by tagging them and issuing identity cards to fishermen under the state Marine Fishing Regulation Act, however, there is no restriction on plying people to land from offshore installations or ships.
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