Manchester's aircraft survey Japanese fishing activity

Manchester's aircraft searched the southern half of the Nicobar Islands for Japanese fishing vessels. One licensed boat appeared in the Ritchie Archipelago, while another on the west coast showed no identifying number or flag. An aircraft later carried the deputy commissioner and a police officer on a further flight, although that sortie found nothing of interest. The episode shows cruiser aviation performing routine maritime surveillance and supporting civil authorities far from a major base.