THE Argentine coast guard sank a fleeing Chinese trawler being pursued for illegal fishing mid-way down the nation's Atlantic coast, reports the UK Guardian.
Argentina coast guard sinks Chinese trawler in hot pursuit for poaching THE Argentine coast guard sank a fleeing Chinese trawler being pursued for illegal fishing mid-way down the nation's Atlantic coast, reports the UK Guardian. Once challenged, the Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010, tried to ram the coast guard cutter, at which point the coast guard fired on it, sunk it and rescued some of it crew, said the report. Other crewmen were picked up by another Chinese vessel shadowing the affair. "On several occasions the offending ship performed manoeuvres designed to force a collision with the coast guard, putting at risk not only its own crew but coast guard personnel, who were then ordered to shoot parts of the vessel," the coast guard said in a statement.