This is confusing. Something isn't making sense.

If you go to the AdvanFort site, there is something posted from October 17th, a Boarding Clearance Certificate from the Coast Guard that says, "....the inspection did not reveal any violation under the above referred Act." Link as follows:

http://www.advanfort.com/Indian-Coas...to-MV-OHIO.pdf

Also, the company has written:

The certificate, dated September 9th, specifically noted that it "did not reveal any
violation under the above referred Act" (the Maritime Zones of India Act, 1981) and
"rules made there under as amended to enforce this Law."

The inspection included both the OHIO as a vessel, as well as its necessary
documentation.

The certification was issued while the OHIO was in the Indian Port Tuticorin.

AdvanFort International would also like to thank Indian Deputy National Security
Advisor Nehchal Sandhu for his comments earlier yesterday, when he told reporters:

"You have to understand that our territorial waters extend up to 12 nautical miles.
Anything that happens beyond that is not within the realm of our control. So, if there is
a ship beyond that and doing whatever it is doing, then what can anybody do in terms of
law?

“You cannot concoct law,” he added.
So what then happened in port? Are the men being detained currently? What are the charges? Can they be viewed by the public?

Whose job is it in country to visit the American citizens, someone from the Embassy/Consulate? The British citizens have been visited, apparently, what about the others?

The reports are conflicting and contradictory in the media. What happened?