The Argentine Navy intercepted and boarded an illegal Chinese fishing vessel caught 12 miles inside the nation’s Exclusive Economic Zone , local media reported Wednesday.
Argentina’s newly sworn-in President Javier Milei speaks outside the Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 10, 2023. that the incident occurred on Tuesday evening when Argentine authorities detected the Chinese fishing vessel sailing at low speed some 12 miles west of the EEZ. The vessel had disabled its automatic identification systems , a violation of regulatory provisions for vessels transiting in the area.
“During the pursuit, did not answer the calls of the Argentine military vessel until just past the 200 nautical mile line. Already in international waters, it started communicating in broken English,” the Defense Ministry source told“When called by radiotelephony it increased its speed, turned on its identifier, and adopted a direction of departure from our jurisdiction zone,” the source continued.
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