00:00They were so happy that we had these vessels, the hostile vessels, today not one working.
00:06They all docked. They cannot function.
00:10Opposition MP Dr Rudal Munilal on Sunday condemned the government's handling of the nation's
00:15safety and security, specifically raising the issue of wide-open borders, as revealed
00:21by the chief of defence staff at a news conference on Friday.
00:26It's the first time, you know, the head of our defence establishment, called chief of
00:31defence staff, has indicated to all smugglers, all traffickers, all illegal movement of immigrants,
00:38I want to give all you the news. We have nothing in the sea right now to look at you. So if
00:43you're coming, let us know. That is where we reach. Call first.
00:49Dr Munilal says when the more recently purchased vessels were launched a couple years ago,
00:55the government boasted of the protection they would bring. Something, he says, which
01:00couldn't be further from the truth today.
01:03In the Coast Guard today, the two Cape Cloud vessels are not operational. Six Damon vessels,
01:08including two utility vehicle vessels, are not functional. The legacy vessels are not
01:14functional and we are in a state of crisis. I am asking for an inventory. We are asking
01:21for an inventory of all Coast Guard assets. If they have a bicycle, I want to know if
01:25the tyre is good. I want to know that. If they have a motorbike, I want to know what
01:29they're doing with that. If they have a raft, a pirogue, anything, you know, we want to
01:34know what is the state of those vessels.
01:37Cindy Raghuban Tika Singh, TV6 News.
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