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(Eagle News) – The crew of a Vietnamese fishing vessel that rescued 11 Filipino fishermen adrift at sea said that the Filipinos they rescued were “clinging to plastic barrels and pieces of wood from the shipwreck” when they found them at Recto Bank. The account, as reported by VN Express, a Vietnamese online newspaper, of the Vietnamese crew who rescued the Filipino fishermen matched the account of the Filipino victims left drifting at sea […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) “denounced the actions of a Chinese fishing vessel” which hit a Philippine vessel that had 22 Filipino crewmen, abandoning them after the incident. The event was reported to the DND on June 9, said Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, and the Filipino vessel that was hit was “anchored at the time” of the collision. Lorenzana “condemned in the strongest terms” what he termed as “the […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A collision between a mainland Chinese fishing boat and the American-Danish team during the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race left one man dead, police said Saturday, overshadowing a historic victory for the Hong Kong team as the city hosted the race for the first time. Local group Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag triumphed despite some significant setbacks in the gruelling 5,800 nautical mile stage from Melbourne, Australia, closely followed by […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Thirteen people were killed and two were missing after a fishing boat collided with a tanker off South Korea’s west coast and capsized early Sunday, the country’s coastguard said. The Seonchang-1 fishing boat was carrying 20 passengers on a fishing tour as well as two sailors when it crashed with the 336-tonne fuel tanker at around 6 am (2100 GMT) at sea near the port city of Incheon. Thirteen people […]
CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) — Two Chinese vessels face huge fines after being caught fishing illegally in Guinea’s waters, including one fine of up to $3.4 million, the country’s fishing minister said Thursday, as west Africa attempts to crack down on millions lost to foreign trawlers. The Chang Yuan Yu 6 and Lu Jiao Nan Yuan Yu 102 were among 14 vessels identified as operating illegally in a joint operation mounted by Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnam has accused the Chinese coastguard of sinking a fishing boat near a disputed island chain, authorities said Tuesday, ahead of key UN-backed ruling on claims in the flashpoint South China Sea. Two Vietnamese boats were chased by a pair of Chinese coastguard ships on Saturday afternoon off Vietnam’s Quang Ngai province, the Vietnam Fisheries Society (Vinafis) said in a statement. One ship was boarded by Chinese coastguards who forced the […]
