Enrica Lexie - what lessons should we learn?

This is the 4th article by me on the subject of the Enrica Lexie/St Antony episode.

http://moneylife.in/article/killing-of-indian-seafarers-off-keralamdashwhat-lessons-need-to-be-learnt/23839.html

The first three are also on this blog as well as linked through the main pages at http;//www.moneylife.in

Incidentally, the pressure on me to stop writing or change my stance is extremely high, including veiled threats. Such is life. Such us shipping, too.

Please do read the articles as well as many of the interacts and responses, they are truly informative.

Your views and comments, publicly here or privately to me, will be appreciated and identites protected as always.

Such are the strange ways of our Indian Government.

In September 2005 the Government of India announced by a gazzette notification the "Entry of Vessels into Ports Rules, 2005." Amongst other things, it spelt out the provisions for insurance on foreign ships entering India, to cover pollution and wreck removal.

In July 2006, the Ministry of Shipping, TR Baalu presiding, issued another notice putting the above Rule into abeyance till further orders.

A response to an RTI on this subject is awaited. Interim if anybody has any internal information on this, anonymity and confidentialities assured.