Year: 2023

A 365kg cocaine haul has prompted Australian authorities to start a hunt for three men they rescued from the sea two weeks ago. The trio were found clinging to an esky cool box off the coast of Western Australia on February 1, reports the BBC. Police say they claimed they were out fishing when their…

When a historic Port Lincoln wooden fishing boat sank on its moorings at Snooks Landing more than a year ago, its owner Mario Antolini cried.  Key points:The Almonta was built on the Sunshine Coast and used to catch salmon, tuna, shark and rock lobsterThe vessel sank in Port Lincoln during October 2021 but its owner has been unable to…

Waters The Spanish National Police said that an international investigation resulted in the detention of seven people who were caught transporting more than 800 kilograms of cocaine aboard a Gambian fishing boat in Senegalese waters. Some of the suspects are believed to be linked to the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta. More than 800 kilos of cocaine were…

The National Sea Rescue Institute NSRI has appealed to the public, including the boating and the fishing communities, not to set off red distress flares unless in an emergency. This comes after the sighting of three red distress flares off Kleinemonde last Sunday set in motion a massive search and rescue operation. Authorities and NSRI…

    SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, February 12, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Sport Fishing Championship ("SFC"), parent company of the premier saltwater fishing championship circuit, received an undisclosed investment from Accipital via their Puerto Rico Growth Initiative. The SFC holds its annual saltwater fishing championship in August, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The investment will primarily be used…

PASIR PUTEH: The Kelantan Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a tugboat and 13 Vietnamese fishermen, for illegal fishing in Malaysian waters, on Thursday. Its director, Capt (Maritime) Syed Nor Adli Syed Ab Rahman, said that the fishermen, aged between 18 and 53, and the boat were detained at a position 125 nautical miles from…

Updated 1 hour ago · Published on 12 Feb 2023 4:36PM · The Kelantan Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency detains 13 Vietnamese fishermen for illegal fishing in Malaysian waters. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, February 12, 2023. THE Kelantan Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a tugboat and 13 Vietnamese fishermen for illegal fishing in…

Costa Rica announced an all-out ban on the fishing of hammerhead sharks, specifically the smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena), scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) and great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran).Despite being critically endangered, hammerhead sharks have been bought and sold in Costa Rica for years, with demand being driven by shark fin soup.Although some conservation efforts have been…

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A Nigerian fisherman has revealed the contents of a fetish bottle he found inside a river while fishing. According to him, he has been seeing things like this in the river, but this particular one caught his attention, so he decided to open it to know its contents. In the video shared online, he broke…