a situation like this would be dealt with proberly armed boarding parties by ns vessels or if failed by the dail, it depends or what naval hq would decide.
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Well if it was Irish fisheries officers they would be a lot further away from Russia than Norway is.Attached Files
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Nope that got fired..when the cooks took there turn on the weapons..it was a bit like aships range practise...at sea with a moving target!Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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Originally posted by BBC NEWSNorway fish officials handed over
Elektron
Two Norwegian fisheries inspectors who were held against their will on a Russian trawler for five days have been handed over to Norwegian authorities.
A Russian rescue ship delivered the two inspectors to a Norwegian vessel anchored in the Barents Sea.
The incident started when the trawler, the Elektron, fled while the two men were inspecting it for suspected illegal fishing on Saturday.
It was chased by Norwegian coastguards until it reached Russian waters.
Norwegian authorities claim the Elektron had been using illegal fishing equipment which violated quota rules on fishing catches.
Both Russian and Norwegian authorities say they aim to investigate the captain and crew of the trawler, which was led back to its home port of Murmansk.
Lieutenant Colonel John Lien, of the Norwegian military's northern command, said the inspectors were handed over at approximately 0850 GMT on Thursday.
"I can imagine that they are very happy to be back on board their own ship with their own colleagues," he said.
Old dispute
The trawler was stopped on Saturday in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, in waters claimed by Norway.
The boat was intercepted and told to go to Norway, but it unexpectedly changed its course towards Russia.
Although both sides have sought to play down the incident, the BBC's Lars Bevanger, in Oslo, says it has rekindled an ongoing dispute between the two countries over fishing rights in the Barents Sea.
Norway claims sovereignty over the waters where the Elektron was apprehended but Russia and other fishing nations disagree. They argue Norway has no right to detain foreign vessels in that area even if they are breaking fishing regulations.
Norwegian forces have detained Russian vessels before, but the most dramatic event so far involved an Icelandic trawler in 1994 which was forced to stop when a Norwegian coastguard vessel fired live shots at it.
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the sonia sank on its trip home due toinclement weather and the amount of lead she had inside her...crew picked up by a box boat going to waterford.Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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