The two Norwegian fisheries inspectors who have been held against their will on board the Russian trawler 'Elektron'for three days, were set free Thursday morning. They will be back on the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel 'Tromsoe' later in the morning..
The two Norwegian fisheries inspectors who have been held against their will on board the Russian trawler 'Elektron' for three days, were set free Thursday morning.
The two men were handed over from the trawler to a Russian naval vessel, and will be back on the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel 'Tromsoe' later in the morning.
The captain of the 'Tromsoe' will hand over to the Russians copies of documents which allegedly show that the 'Elektron' had violated fishing regulation near Svalbard.
The Russian trawler was put under arrest on Monday, and was taken under escort towards Tromsoe.
The captain had initially accepted the arrest order, after the Norwegian inspectors had allegedly uncovered several breaches of the fisheries regulations, including the use of illegal nets and catching undersized fish.
However, later the trawler changed course, with the two Norwegian inspectors on board, and refused to follow the Coast Guard vessel towards Tromsoe.
Bad weather and rough seas made it impossible for the Norwegian Coast Guard vessels to board the Russian trawler before it reached Russian waters.
The Russians have not recognized Norway's ruling of a protected fisheries zone around the Svalbard Archipelago, claiming it is international waters.
(NRK/Norway Post)
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