Norway seizes Estonian ship

  • 1999-08-12
TALLINN (BNS) - Norwegian coast guards seized an Estonian trawler July 30 that was fishing illegally in Nor-way's territorial waters.Norwegian police said the owner of the ship paid a fine of more than 1 million kroons ($68,400) on Aug. 2.Ann Rodvei, a spokesman for the Norwegian police, was unable to give details about the size of the crew.The Norwegian police failed to establish how much of the catch came from Norway's waters.A police investigator said the captain of the vessel was fined 55,000 Norwegian kroner or more than 102,000 Estonian kroons, and the owner of the ship, 560,000 krone...
 
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