Coast Guard, Chinese Law Enforcement Officer Interdict 28 Illegal Fishermen on High Seas
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 14:40.
coastguardnews.com--JUNEAU, Alaska — A People’s Republic of China Fisheries Law Enforcement Command (FLEC) officer on board the Coast Guard Cutter Munro,
seized a Chinese fishing vessel suspected of illegal large-scale
high-seas drift net fishing 400 miles east of Hokkaido, Japan. Spotted and vectored in by a Coast Guard
H-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Los Angeles, the U.S. Coast
Guard Cutter Munro and the FLEC officer intercepted the Zhe Pu Yu Leng
with 28 fishermen on board. The fishing vessel attempted to evade the
helicopter crew several times by changing course, extinguishing all
lights on board the vessel and trying to hide among the nearby fishing
fleet. READ MORE
coastguardnews.com--JUNEAU, Alaska — A People’s Republic of China Fisheries Law Enforcement Command (FLEC) officer on board the Coast Guard Cutter Munro,
seized a Chinese fishing vessel suspected of illegal large-scale
high-seas drift net fishing 400 miles east of Hokkaido, Japan. Spotted and vectored in by a Coast Guard
H-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Los Angeles, the U.S. Coast
Guard Cutter Munro and the FLEC officer intercepted the Zhe Pu Yu Leng
with 28 fishermen on board. The fishing vessel attempted to evade the
helicopter crew several times by changing course, extinguishing all
lights on board the vessel and trying to hide among the nearby fishing
fleet. READ MORE