Monrovia - A strange fishing vessel, Hispasen 7, with former name Peix Cameroun, was busted by the Liberian National Coast Guard on February 3rd at 4:50 pm for trawling in Liberia’s waters. There were also cargo including: 40 tons of fish, 1,672 cartoons of shrimps, 73 cartoons of Sole, 43 cartoons of Pulvo, three cartoons of Logostin and two cartoons of Alistado. The Liberian Coast Guard boarding officer, George S. Siebo, said the illegal, unreported and unregulated was not transmitting on Automatic Information System, (AIS) in the Liberian waters. The vessel had been sighted entering the Liberian waters from Cote d’Iviore and the southeastern borders of Liberia. Meanwhile, Defense Minister Brownie Samukai has applauded the Liberian Coast Guard, noting that they have demonstrated that they are robust.

Source: Front Page Africa February 07, 2017 02:21 UTC