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2 alleged Taiwanese poachers arrested
By Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star) | Updated June 12, 2015 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - Two Taiwanese were arrested at past midnight yesterday in a fishing boat near Balintang Channel off Batanes island on suspicion of poaching.
They were identified as boat skipper Lin Dah Gwo and engineer Wu Jenq Shyong.
The Coast Guard became suspicious because the foreign fishing boat had different configurations, like being bigger and not having any outriggers compared to the average fishing boats, according to Capt. Allen Toribio, monitoring control and surveillance (MCS) 3007 commanding officer.
MCS 3004 under Commander Angel Viliran helped MCS 3007 in towing the Taiwanese fishing boat to Cagayan.
The two Coast Guard ships approached the Taiwanese fishing boat from opposite directions, Viliran said.
“I came from the left, while MCS 3007 came from the right side of the fishing boat,” he said.
They became more suspicious when the fishing boat turned off its light upon seeing them, Viliran said.
The Coast Guard had to stop the Taiwanese boat within 30 minutes as were running low on fuel, Toribio said.
“So we have to apprehend the boat, otherwise I would be forced to withdraw from the operation,” he said.
“As we were approaching, the vessel turned on its engine and seemed to attempt to get away from us, so the MCS 3007 intercepted it.”
The fleeing fishing boat was caught some 11.3 southeast of Balintang Channel within Philippine waters, Toribio said.
Coastguardsmen on board two ships of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) spotted the Taiwanese fishing boat near Balintang Channel at around 12:45 a.m. of June 11 while heading home to Port Irene in Sta. Ana, Cagayan after patrolling Basco, Batanes.
A boarding team from the Coast Guard and BFAR did not find any fish on board.
The area around Balintang Channel is rich in fish like lapu-lapu (grouper) and tuna.
The two Taiwanese will be charged before the Cagayan Provincial Prosecutor’s Office.
Their boat will be docked under guard at the Coast Guard sub-station in Sta. Ana, Cagayan.
2 alleged Taiwanese poachers arrested | Headlines, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com
By Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star) | Updated June 12, 2015 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - Two Taiwanese were arrested at past midnight yesterday in a fishing boat near Balintang Channel off Batanes island on suspicion of poaching.
They were identified as boat skipper Lin Dah Gwo and engineer Wu Jenq Shyong.
The Coast Guard became suspicious because the foreign fishing boat had different configurations, like being bigger and not having any outriggers compared to the average fishing boats, according to Capt. Allen Toribio, monitoring control and surveillance (MCS) 3007 commanding officer.
MCS 3004 under Commander Angel Viliran helped MCS 3007 in towing the Taiwanese fishing boat to Cagayan.
The two Coast Guard ships approached the Taiwanese fishing boat from opposite directions, Viliran said.
“I came from the left, while MCS 3007 came from the right side of the fishing boat,” he said.
They became more suspicious when the fishing boat turned off its light upon seeing them, Viliran said.
The Coast Guard had to stop the Taiwanese boat within 30 minutes as were running low on fuel, Toribio said.
“So we have to apprehend the boat, otherwise I would be forced to withdraw from the operation,” he said.
“As we were approaching, the vessel turned on its engine and seemed to attempt to get away from us, so the MCS 3007 intercepted it.”
The fleeing fishing boat was caught some 11.3 southeast of Balintang Channel within Philippine waters, Toribio said.
Coastguardsmen on board two ships of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) spotted the Taiwanese fishing boat near Balintang Channel at around 12:45 a.m. of June 11 while heading home to Port Irene in Sta. Ana, Cagayan after patrolling Basco, Batanes.
A boarding team from the Coast Guard and BFAR did not find any fish on board.
The area around Balintang Channel is rich in fish like lapu-lapu (grouper) and tuna.
The two Taiwanese will be charged before the Cagayan Provincial Prosecutor’s Office.
Their boat will be docked under guard at the Coast Guard sub-station in Sta. Ana, Cagayan.
2 alleged Taiwanese poachers arrested | Headlines, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com
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