2nd Taiwanese fishing boat caught poaching in RP waters
05/17/2009 | 03:17 AM
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has seized a Taiwanese fishing boat along with its eight crew for allegedly poaching on Philippine waters in the northern province of Batanes, an official said Saturday.
Vice Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo, PCG commandant, said the vessel’s crew included three Taiwanese, three Chinese nationals, and two Filipinos.
Tamayo, citing field reports, said the Coast Guard’s MCS 3005 vessel was patrolling on waters between the islands of Camiguin and Babuyan Claro in Batanes at 3:15 a.m. Friday it spotted on radar the Ching Hong Cheng fishing.
When the patrol ship approached, the poachers reportedly tried to flee but stopped when warning shots were fired.
The fishing boat and its crew were then taken to Port Irene in Cagayan province, where they face charges for violation of laws against poaching.
Last Tuesday, another Coast Guard patrol ship, the MCS 3001, apprehended another Taiwanese fishing boat, the TZ FU TIEN, with 2 Taiwanese and 10 Indonesian nationals on board.
Tamayo and Director Malcolm Sarmiento of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) deployed the MCS vessels to different parts of the country to run after poachers and other illegal fishers. (- GMANews.TV
Vice Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo, PCG commandant, said the vessel’s crew included three Taiwanese, three Chinese nationals, and two Filipinos.
Tamayo, citing field reports, said the Coast Guard’s MCS 3005 vessel was patrolling on waters between the islands of Camiguin and Babuyan Claro in Batanes at 3:15 a.m. Friday it spotted on radar the Ching Hong Cheng fishing.
When the patrol ship approached, the poachers reportedly tried to flee but stopped when warning shots were fired.
The fishing boat and its crew were then taken to Port Irene in Cagayan province, where they face charges for violation of laws against poaching.
Last Tuesday, another Coast Guard patrol ship, the MCS 3001, apprehended another Taiwanese fishing boat, the TZ FU TIEN, with 2 Taiwanese and 10 Indonesian nationals on board.
Tamayo and Director Malcolm Sarmiento of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) deployed the MCS vessels to different parts of the country to run after poachers and other illegal fishers. (- GMANews.TV
