Argentina sinks Chinese trawler fishing illegally

[Judi Lynn]

Argentina sinks Chinese trawler fishing illegally
16 March 2016 / 01:24

Baku-APA. Argentina's coastguard has sunk a Chinese fishing trawler that was operating illegally within its territorial waters, the coastguard said on Tuesday, APA reports quoting Reuters.

In a high-seas chase, a coastguard vessel on Monday pursued the fishing vessel Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010 toward international waters, firing warning shots across the Chinese boat's bow as it attempted to raise the crew by radio.

"On several occasions, the offending ship performed maneuvers designed to force a collision with the coastguard, putting at risk not only its own crew but coastguard personnel, who were then ordered to shoot parts of the vessel," the coastguard said in a statement.

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Officials at the Chinese Embassy in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, were not available for comment.

http://en.apa.az/-_240782.html

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[awake]

1. Iceland defended its water years ago, fishery are being destroyed, time to stand up to over fishing

I hope nobody was lost and that all that were on board are safe.

[Ghost Dog]

2. Well, yeah, while sharing your hopes, that sounds fair enough.

Stand up to pirates.

[awake]

3. Aurg my maty

well pirates are not fisher people and they know that they way end up going down with ship.

[Ghost Dog]

4. Heh heh

Fishers are pirates once they cross legal limits. And, yeah, should know for sure the risks.

So expect little or no 'blow-back' from this particular skirmish, if as described...

[awake]

5. I would love to sink all trawlers

All that they do is rape the ocean but most workers on them are clueless to the damage they are doing they are just trying to put food on the tables of their families, the owners are another thing but they usually are not on board. Like lawyers- what do you call a trawler owner who ends up at the bottom of the ocean .... A good start....

[Judi Lynn]

6. Argentina: Navy sinks Chinese boat fishing illegally

Argentina: Navy sinks Chinese boat fishing illegally
By Associated Press March 15 at 11:34 PM


BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s navy announced Tuesday that it used gunfire to sink a boat Chinese-flagged boat that was fishing illegally in national waters.

China’s government said it expressed its serious concern to Argentina and called for an investigation

The navy statement said the boat was intercepted Monday off the coast of Puerto Madryn, about 907 miles (1,460 kilometers) south of Buenos Aires.

The statement said the boat did not heed warning calls and instead tried to ram an Argentine naval vessel. Sailors then shot holes in different parts of the fishing boat, causing it to sink, the navy said.

More:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/argentine-navy-sinks-illegal-fishing-boat-with-chinese-flag/2016/03/15/05b51000-eb26-11e5-a9ce-681055c7a05f_story.html