As a precautionary measure and in the wake of a minor oil spill from the dirty water tanks of the grounded vessel MV Princess Miral, the fisheries department joint director has banned fishing in the waters of Ullal Coast. The department said strict action will be taken for any kind of violation. The vessel with 220 tonnes of fuel, ran aground off Mangaluru near Battampady on June 21. Since then, Indian Coast Guard ships and aircraft are monitoring the vessel for any oil spill.