Thirty-five people from a U.S. ship detained in India arrive at a police station in Tamil Nadu.<br/> <br />They were arrested on Friday for failing to produce paperwork authorising the carriage of weapons and ammunition in Indian waters.<br/> <br />Their vessel, owned by Virginia-based anti-piracy and maritime security firm AdvanFort, was seized on October 11th.<br/> <br />There were 10 crew and 25 security guards on board at the time.<br/> <br />Defence analyst Bharat Verma says the arrest of the crew is lawful if they were in Indian waters.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(English) DEFENCE AND STRATEGIC AFFAIRS ANALYST BHARAT VERMA SAYING:<br/> <br />"If the ship is within our waters of 12 nautical miles and without permission then to arrest the ship's crew and capture the ship is absolutely legitimate."<br/> <br />No-one from from AdvanFort or the U.S consulate in Chennai was immediately available for comment on the latest developments in the case.
