LeT will be sitting ducks

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"Any wrong move can trigger-off the Dorniers in a shoot-to-kill operation. The enemy ship will be gunned down without mercy," said Singh.
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Even when the ships are docked, 50 per cent of the crew will always be on board to ensure cast off in an hour the shortest time possible.

The planes are all at the Daman airbase and can take off within minutes. The pilots have all been given accommodation near the terminal to facilitate immediate take-off.
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He added that the ban on fishing vessels venturing out into the deep seas during the rains was an advantage.

Home Minister Jayant Patil said the state government had taken all necessary precautions in view of the terror threats. "All concerned departments have been alerted,' he claimed.

Sea Patrol

THE Navy and Coast Guard have deployed more than 40 aircraft and 40 ships over the last two weeks after an intelligence alert warned of an LeT attack from the high seas, targeting key installations in Mumbai.

A squadron of 12 Dornier aircraft are positioned at Daman, about 200 km from Mumbai. Each is mounted with two 12.7 mm guns that can can penetrate armoured vessels.
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These guns are generally fitted on T55
battle tanks, but have now been modified for aerial attacks.

The coast guard has 26 ships all offshore patrol vessels (large vessels that go up to 1,000 nautical miles), patrol vessels (along the coast; 20 nautical miles) and interceptors (5 nautical miles). All are fitted with guns.

Qasab's entry

The horror of 26/11 happened in part due to an unpatrolled and unprotected sea coast. On November, 26, 2008, terrorists hijacked a fishing vessel from Gujarat to reach Mumbai.
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On reaching the shore, they used an inflatable dinghy and reac-hed the Badwar Park Jetty.

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