The marines, who were guarding an Italian commercial vessel, mistook the fishermen for pirates, prosecutors allege.

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The men, who were on board an Italian commercial vessel to guard against pirates, are accused of opening fire on the fishing boat.

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They allege the men, who were on board an Italian commercial vessel to guard against Somali pirates, opened fire on the fishing boat.

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After the incident, the commercial vessel on which the marines were serving docked at a port in the Indian state of Kerala and authorities arrested the men.

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Working together with the Fishing Industry Safety Group, we are all keen to nurture improvements in the safety of commercial fishing vessel operations.

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The vessel was later "arrested" after claims its anchor had damaged commercial mussel beds in the harbour.

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Coast Guard watchstanders also conducted Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue ( AMVER ) and Automatic Identification System (AIS) callouts to identify and notify commercial vessels transiting in the vicinity of the distress.

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