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Kunlun detained
The "Kunlun" has been detained for investigation by Thai officials in Phuket. She was intercepted by the Royal New Zealand Navy in the Southern Ocean in January 2015, and the vessel was boarded and inspected in the Indian Ocean on its way north by officers from the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) to verify the flag State of the vessel in February. The vessel has a long history of IUU fishing in the Southern Ocean and was the subject of an INTERPOL Purple Notice seeking information on the individuals and networks that own, operate and profit from the actions of the vessel. The "Kunlun" attempted to avoid detection by entering the Thai port under the name Taishan and claiming to be flagged to Indonesia. Report with photo: http://www.worldfishing.net/news101/industry-news/iuu-vessel-detained#sthash.3WJG8Yar.dpuf
Poacher intercepted by Australian Maritime Officials
The "Kunlun" wanted by Interpol has been boarded by Australian Maritime officials, the federal government announced on Feb 27, 2015. The "Kunlun" had been illegally taking Patagonian toothfish from Antarctic waters when it was found in Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone near Antarctica. Australian Customs officials located and intercepted the ship near the Cocos Islands, south-west of Indonesia on Feb 26, six weeks after it was first spotted operating in the Southern Ocean by the New Zealand Navy. The vessel had lied about being flagged to Equatorial Guinea. It was suspected the "Kunlun", which has a long history of illegal fishing activity, was en route to Southeast Asia to offload its catch. On Jan. 13, following a request by the New Zealand government, three poaching vessels including the Kunlun vessel were issued with Interpol Purple Notices for suspected illegal fishing activity and related crimes. According to the Interpol, the three illegal fishing ships were ostensibly owned by shell companies in Central America, under listings that reveal nothing about the "true beneficial owners" of the vessels. Australia continued to monitor the "Kunlun" as it was traveling north. Report with photo: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-27/australian-customs-officials-board-illegal-patagonian-toothfish/6268940
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