Argentine coastguard sinks illegal Chinese fishing boat
Argentina’s coastguard has sunk a Chinese trawler after it refused to end its illegal operation in Argentine territorial waters and attempted to attack the guards.
“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 on Tuesday.
The boat’s crew was all rescued and its captain was handed over to the police, it further said.
The trawler, named Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010, was detected off Puerto Madryn, a city located on the coast of northern Patagonia, 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) south of the capital Buenos Aires on Monday.
“The captain did not stop the engines until the boat started to sink,” the coastguard further said.
Illegal fishing is a common problem in the South Atlantic, and is often committed by Chinese or Russian boats.
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