37 Chinese fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters arrested

[gpit]

The two fishing-boats belongs to Sri-Lankan company, and all the Chinese fishermen are employees of this company.
A little misunderstanding.

It, nonetheless, must be fully utilized to bash China and its allies by some sick countries.

 

[manojb]

The two fishing-boats belongs to Sri-Lankan company, and all the Chinese fishermen are employees of this company.
A little misunderstanding.

I smell something fishy! Chinese diplomacy at work.. price you have to pay... now you have to own chinee criminals! Good luck lankans.

 

[timetravel]

See Chinese KEEP the top officials of SL happy by paying them bribes. So they all follow chinese orders religiously. The SL top officials dont care for SL public, as Chinese employ this strategy of OWNING the TOP officials by paying money.

 

[Fanling Monk]

Some accusation without proof!

 

[Fanling Monk]

The 37 Chinese fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan navy on Sunday night have been released, the Chinese embassy confirmed on Monday.

The embassy was notified by the Sri Lankan authorities that the Chinese fishermen were allowed to leave their boats, an embassy official told the Xinhua News Agency.

Earlier on Monday, a diplomat with the Chinese embassy, who asked not to be named, told the Global Times that the 37 Chinese fishermen were employed by Sri Lankan fishing boats, and had been arrested by mistake.

The Chinese fishermen, arrested together with two Sri Lankans, were aboard two fishing trawlers spotted off the eastern coast of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka on Sunday. Local fishermen reported them to the local navy as they saw the Chinese characters on the boats and thought they were Chinese illegally fishing.

The two boats carrying the Chinese character for "fishing" and serial numbers were purchased by a Sri Lankan company from Shandong Province.

"The fishermen are from Shandong Province and hired by Sri Lankans," the diplomat told the Global Times.

The China News Service (CNS) said that the Chinese fishermen were teaching local fishermen how to use the fishing tools on the trawlers. It also said the two boats might have been held for having conflicts with other fishermen while fishing and had nothing to do with the Chinese fishermen.

According to Xinhua, the two Sri Lankans who were detained along with the Chinese are under investigation.

Prior to the release of the Chinese fishermen, the Chinese embassy released a statement on Monday, saying embassy officials had spoken to the Chinese captain by phone, and urged Sri Lankan authorities to handle the issue in accordance with the law, sort out the truth and release the Chinese fishermen as soon as possible.

The embassy had also contacted the Sri Lankan shipping company, asking it to help coordinate for an early release of the Chinese fishermen.

Sri Lanka has had disputes with some neighboring countries, including India, on illegal fishing issues and have held foreign fishermen and fishing boats.

It is the first time in recent years that fishing vessels with Chinese fishermen were held by the Sri Lanka navy, according to embassy records.

Sri Lanka releases fishermen - Globaltimes.cn

 

[RPK]

Sri Lanka navy denies releasing 37 Chinese sailors | Reuters

Aug 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's navy said on Monday it was still holding 37 Chinese fisherman in custody, contradicting a report by China's Xinhua state news agency that they had been released.

"They are in our custody and they have not been released yet," navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya told Reuters.

"They are being held in Trincomalee," he said, referring to the island nation's eastern port city. "They will appear in court tomorrow and they are still on the boat."

Sri Lanka's navy arrested the fishermen on Sunday night for fishing in Sri Lankan waters. They were aboard two trawlers off the country's east coast town of Batticaloa, Xinhua said. (Reporting by Shihar Aneez; Editing by Sophie Hares)

 

[Lankan Ranger]

Sri Lanka navy denies releasing 37 Chinese sailors | Reuters

Aug 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's navy said on Monday it was still holding 37 Chinese fisherman in custody, contradicting a report by China's Xinhua state news agency that they had been released.

"They are in our custody and they have not been released yet," navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya told Reuters.

"They are being held in Trincomalee," he said, referring to the island nation's eastern port city. "They will appear in court tomorrow and they are still on the boat."

Sri Lanka's navy arrested the fishermen on Sunday night for fishing in Sri Lankan waters. They were aboard two trawlers off the country's east coast town of Batticaloa, Xinhua said. (Reporting by Shihar Aneez; Editing by Sophie Hares)

Chinese nationals arrested by Sri Lanka Navy safely in their trawlers

The 37 Chinese fishermen detained by the Sri Lankan Navy Monday are still on their trawlers and are safe, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo has said.

The Chinese Embassy has said that the fishermen work on vessels registered to Sri Lanka and the authorities are trying to determine whether they were engaged in illegal fishing.

The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said today that naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command Sunday night detained the Chinese fishermen along with two Sri Lankans off the coast of Batticaloa.

The Chinese fishermen were in two multi-day fishing trawlers registered with Sri Lanka's Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

Sri Lanka : Chinese nationals arrested by Sri Lanka Navy safely in their trawlers - Embassy

 

[RPK]

Chinese nationals arrested by Sri Lanka Navy safely in their trawlers

The 37 Chinese fishermen detained by the Sri Lankan Navy Monday are still on their trawlers and are safe, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo has said.

The Chinese Embassy has said that the fishermen work on vessels registered to Sri Lanka and the authorities are trying to determine whether they were engaged in illegal fishing.

The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said today that naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command Sunday night detained the Chinese fishermen along with two Sri Lankans off the coast of Batticaloa.

The Chinese fishermen were in two multi-day fishing trawlers registered with Sri Lanka's Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

Sri Lanka : Chinese nationals arrested by Sri Lanka Navy safely in their trawlers - Embassy

"They are in our custody and they have not been released yet," navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya told Reuters.

The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said today that naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command Sunday night detained the Chinese fishermen along with two Sri Lankans off the coast of Batticaloa.

 

[Lankan Ranger]

"They are in our custody and they have not been released yet," navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya told Reuters.

The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said today that naval personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command Sunday night detained the Chinese fishermen along with two Sri Lankans off the coast of Batticaloa.

The Chinese fishermen are from Shandong Province and hired by Sri Lankans.

They are working in Sri Lanka.... Soon they will be back to work.

The Chinese fishermen were in two multi-day fishing trawlers registered with Sri Lanka's Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

 

[RPK]

The Chinese fishermen are from Shandong Province and hired by Sri Lankans.

They are working in Sri Lanka.... Soon they will be back to work.

The Chinese fishermen were in two multi-day fishing trawlers registered with Sri Lanka's Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

they why they are arrested?

 

[Lankan Ranger]

they why they are arrested?

Sri Lankan fishermen reported them to the Sri Lankan navy as they saw the Chinese characters on the boats and thought they were Chinese illegally fishing.

Misunderstanding.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

The Chinese fishermen are from Shandong Province and hired by Sri Lankans.

They are working in Sri Lanka.... Soon they will be back to work.

The Chinese fishermen were in two multi-day fishing trawlers registered with Sri Lanka's Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

Thank you to Sri Lanka for releasing them so quickly.

It was just an unfortunate misunderstanding.

 

[Lankan Ranger]

The trawlers bearing the registration numbers

IMUL- A- 0054- KMN with 20 crew members (19 Chinese and 01 Sri Lankan)

IMUL- A- 0055- KMN with 19 crew members (18 Chinese and 01 Sri Lankan)

The two trawlers, named YU 6177 and YU 6178, are registered with the Sri Lankan Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

 

[Battle of Bach Dang River]

Sri Lanka Navy intercepted two trawlers with 37 Chinese fishermen onboard who were poaching in Sri Lankan waters last night.

Two Sri Lankans were also apprehended along with the Chinese nationals, Navy spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said.

Chinese fishermen can only engage in poaching 200 nautical miles off Sri Lanka’s coast however the arrested fishermen were poaching just 10-15 nautical miles east from Batticaloa.

The arrested Chinese fishermen will be handed over to Trincomalee harbor police, the spokesman said.

37 Chinese fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters arrested

This explains why the chinese fishermen often intrude into EEZs of Vietnam.
Surprisingly, they begin to overflow into close of the coast of Sri Lanka...

 

[Fanling Monk]

This explains why the chinese fishermen often intrude into EEZs of Vietnam.
Surprisingly, they begin to overflow into close of the coast of Sri Lanka...

As usual you have problems of following the sequence of events that happen right in front of your eyes. My advice to you is read every post CAREFULLY before you make such an ignorant statement. Do you know what's going on here?