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Auction declared invalid

The "Siolver Sea 2" which was seized in August 2015 in Indonesian Sabang waters, Pulau We, north of thenorthern tip of Sumatra, with 1930 tons of illegal fish on board, was auctioned recently bythe Sabang Court. There were five bidders, and the vessel was finally sold for $1,600,000, but the auction later was declared invalid because of procedure violations by PNS CTF, Indonesia. The PNS CTF and Ministry of Finance required another auction, to be overseen by all concerned parties.

Reefer with slaved crew seized off Indonesia

The "Silver Sea 2" which was believed to be loaded with slave-caught fish was seized by Indonesia's navy and brought to shore on Aug 13, 2015. The reefer was located late on Aug 12 and escorted about 80 miles to a naval base in Sabang on the Indonesian archipelago's northwestern tip. With a satellite beacon signal the path had been traced from Papua New Guinea waters, where it was also being sought, into neighboring Indonesia. The navy then spent a week trying to catch it. The ship was close to leaving Indonesian waters by the time it was finally seized. The vessel was captured in a high-resolution satellite photo ni July in Papua New Guinea showing its hold open and two fishing trawlers tethered to each side, loading fish. Analysts identified the smaller trawlers as among those that fled the Indonesian island village Benjina earlier this year, crewed by enslaved men from Southeast Asian countries who were routinely beaten and forced to work nearly nonstop with little or no pay. The catch reached the supply chains of major U.S. food sellers, such as Wal-Mart, Sysco and Kroger, and American pet food companies, including Fancy Feast, Meow Mix and Iams. An official at Silver Sea Reefer Co., which owns several refrigerated cargo ships in Thailand, on Aug 13 denied that the "Silver Sea 2" had been seized, and said its business was not connected to human trafficking. However, enslaved workers who recently returned home from Papua New Guinea to Myanmar said they had regularly loaded fish onto Silver Sea cargo ships, which ferried the catch back to Thailand. Burmese slaves rescued from Benjina also said they had been trafficked in Thailand and brought to fish in Indonesia aboard the "Silver Sea 2". Report with photo: http://trib.com/business/indonesia-nabs-ship-believed-to-carry-slave-caught-fish/article_1085c22e-0066-56c1-abba-24000cc68ee3.html