Ahmedabad: India advised Chinese fishing vessels, which took shelter at Diu off the Gujarat coast, to undertake their passage to Iran at the earliest, according to a statement issued by the Defence Public Relations Officer here today.

"Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre (China) and the Chinese vessels have been advised to undertake passage to Iran at the earliest. The position update and movement of vessels are being monitored by Headquarters of the Coast Guard (North West) Region," a statement from Defence PRO at Ahmedabad said.