Argentine Coast Guard Arrests Korean Jigger for Illegal Fishing

Friday, April 30th 2010 - 03:04 UTC

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“315 Sun Hae” was escorted by “Mantilla” to the port of Quequen

A Korean jigger was arrested this week in the South Atlantic by the Argentine Coast Guard allegedly for illegal fishing and a catch of 80 tons of squid was seized.

According to an Argentine Naval Prefecture's (Argentina's Coast Guard) release, 315 Sun Hae was operating one mile inside Argentina’s EEZ, off the San Matías Gulf to the South of Quequén, Province of Buenos Aires.

Apparently, the Korean jigger tried to evade the Coast Guard unit Mantilla, by sailing towards international waters and disconnecting the AIS (automatic identification system) after it was ordered to prepare for boarding and inspection.

However, Mantilla managed to outmanoeuvre 315 Sun Hae which was rapidly boarded by a Coast Guard team that confirmed she had no fishing licence and carried 80 tons of frozen squid in the hold.

The 49-metre-long jigger has a crew of 34 and with home port at Seo Gu Busan. Her last call was Montevideo, December 7.

The other big news besides the capture of the jigger is the fact that Mantilla had women among its crew and officers, a first experience for the Argentine Coast Guard.

Categories: Fisheries, Argentina.

Tags: Argentina, Argentine Naval Prefecture, Fisheries, ship.

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Falkland Fred
it is a shame that the Argentine trawlers that regularly fish a mile inside Falkland waters do not get arrested. It is almost amusing that a boat with a small bit of squid is arrested when the official attitude of Argentina is to overfish the South Atlantic simply to try and bankrupt the Falklands!
Apr 30th, 2010 - 07:31 am 0
Rufus
Ah Fred, but that's them pissing in what they are claiming is their pool, so it's all OK. Other people obviously aren't allowed to...
Apr 30th, 2010 - 09:43 am 0
Idlehands
I assume it's a North Korean vessel looking at the state of it. I'm amazed it could get that far without sinking.
Apr 30th, 2010 - 11:12 am 0

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