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Argentina sinks Chinese vessel, cites illegal fishing
CNN.Com ^
| Updated 7:08 PM ET, Tue March 15, 2016
| By Diego Laje and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN
Posted on 03/15/2016 7:54:45 PM PDT by SaveFerris
Buenos Aires (CNN)Argentina's coast guard says it sank a Chinese fishing vessel that was fishing in a restricted area off the South American country's coast.
The Argentine Naval Prefecture chased and eventually sank the Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010 vessel after detecting it illegally fishing within the country's exclusive economic zone, officials said Tuesday.
First, according to a statement from the coast guard, warning shots were fired. The Chinese vessel, Argentine authorities said, responded by turning off its lights and deliberately trying to crash.
"On distinct occasions, the offending boat realized maneuvers aimed at colliding with the coast guard, putting not only its own crew at risk, but also the personnel of the coast guard," the statement said.
That's why the coast guard opened fire, Argentine officials said.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: argentina; china; fishing
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Gee, this seems like kinda big news, no?
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear; metmom; CynicalBear; SkyPilot; tuffydoodle; tang-soo; righttackle44; ...
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posted on
03/15/2016 7:55:14 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
To: SaveFerris
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posted on
03/15/2016 7:56:06 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
To: SaveFerris
is my geography off or isn’t this kind of far for a Chinese fishing boat to be?
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posted on
03/15/2016 7:57:19 PM PDT
by
dp0622
To: SaveFerris
Never expected this one. Maybe China builds an island off of Argentina now?
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posted on
03/15/2016 7:57:32 PM PDT
by
WKUHilltopper
(And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
To: SaveFerris
Over illegal fishing? Bit extreme, donchathink?
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posted on
03/15/2016 7:57:59 PM PDT
by
griswold3
(Just another unlicensed nonconformist in am dangerous Liberal world.)
To: dp0622
“is my geography off or isn’t this kind of far for a Chinese fishing boat to be?”
Gilligan the first mate and navigator?
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posted on
03/15/2016 7:58:14 PM PDT
by
WKUHilltopper
(And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
To: WKUHilltopper
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posted on
03/15/2016 7:59:12 PM PDT
by
dp0622
To: dp0622
“is my geography off or isn’t this kind of far for a Chinese fishing boat to be?”
Chinese boat was in Wong See.
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posted on
03/15/2016 7:59:48 PM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(I don't want better government; I want much less of it.)
To: HereInTheHeartland
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posted on
03/15/2016 8:00:09 PM PDT
by
dp0622
To: dp0622
is my geography off or isn’t this kind of far for a Chinese fishing boat to be? That depends on what kind of "fishing" it was actually doing.
To: dp0622
I thought I’d seen reports where they were off the southern coast of either South America or Africa so I’m not all that surprised.
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posted on
03/15/2016 8:01:06 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
To: HereInTheHeartland
Now boat is Sing King. Or Sung Ken.
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posted on
03/15/2016 8:01:11 PM PDT
by
IronJack
To: griswold3
Article claims they were trying to ram the Argentine Coast Guard vessel after turning off their lights.
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posted on
03/15/2016 8:01:48 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
To: SaveFerris
Argentina likes to pick fights with countries that can kick their butt. See: Falkland Islands.
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posted on
03/15/2016 8:02:25 PM PDT
by
freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
To: WKUHilltopper
We’ll see if any Chinese navy vessels head down there.
Talk about outta left field.
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posted on
03/15/2016 8:03:08 PM PDT
by
SaveFerris
(Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
To: dp0622
Chinese fishing boats are all over the world. There has been a lot in the news about how they are depleting fisheries off the coast of Africa and elsewhere.
To: SaveFerris
Somebody has to stand up to the Chinese.
We aren’t. Is there anyone other than the Argentines who are?
To: SaveFerris
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posted on
03/15/2016 8:06:30 PM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
To: SaveFerris
Argentina has gone to war over fishing rights before.
Of course they lost badly.
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posted on
03/15/2016 8:07:32 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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