Source: Radio NZ
The U.S. Coast Guard has seized the Taiwanese tuna long liner Te Hung Fa for illegally fishing in the Northern Marianas Exclusive Economic Zone.
The Coast Guard Cutter, Washington, intercepted the Te Hung Fa 27 kilometers inside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.
The crew of the fifty-six ton ship is accused of illegally fishing for sharks and tuna in the waters around the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The Pacific News Centre says the Washington escorted the Taiwanese ship into the Port of Saipan and the Capitan and crew of the Te Hung Fa were placed in custody.
They face charges of illegal fishing.