The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) gave a “hot pursuit” and apprehended a Pakistani fishing vessel off Gujarat coast.
It seized huge cache of narcotic drugs worth ₹600 crore.
The doctrine of maritime “hot pursuit” is codified in Article 111 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
It recognizes the right of a State to pursue a vessel belonging to a foreign State, which has violated any law within its territorial boundaries and jurisdiction.
It also allows to pursue the enemy vessel outside the territorial limits into the open sea and then to take into custody.