At the Corbett National Park, which has the largest density of tigers in India, Kothari provided an antipoaching patrol boat.

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"Our patrol boat carried out restrictions on the vessel such as blocking its path and discharging water, " the coastguard said in a statement.

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Earlier, the US navy said the Iranian patrol boat passed within about half a mile of the carrier, but they later corrected this to two miles.

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An Australian navy patrol boat is due to arrive shortly, with another on the way as authorities scramble to pull survivors from the water before nightfall, the spokesman said.

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Purpose-built for the NWNW SFC, the concern between Cardigan and the Dee Estuary is that this patrol boat will be used on the English side of Liverpool Bay - and that Welsh officers would have to make do with their inflatable dinghies.

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Six Australian Customs and Border Protection Service Marine Enforcement Officers serving aboard the Australian Customs and Border Protection Vessel Triton, and 12 members of the Australian Defence Force serving on the patrol boat HMAS Pirie, nominated by Australia, for rescuing 41 survivors from a small wooden vessel which had smashed against rocks off Christmas Island, in December 2010, with an estimated 70 to 100 persons on board.

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The same U.S. ship -- with the help of an HC-144 maritime patrol aircraft -- spotted and intercepted a similar boat with six migrants south of Marathon, Florida.

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