Crew of boat seized by France in post-Brexit fishing row advised to stay onboard for their own 'safety'
The TelegraphThe crew of the British trawler detained by French authorities have been advised to stay onboard for their own safety as tensions continue in the ongoing fishing row. In the latest escalation in the post-Brexit dispute over fishing licences, the captain of the boat has been ordered to appear in court next year, French authorities have announced. “The captain of the ship Cornelis Gert Jan has been summoned by Maritime Gendarmerie to appear at the criminal court of Le Havre on August 11, 2022, to be judged on unauthorised sea fishing in French waters by a third party vessel to the European Union,” he said. Andrew Brown, director of MacDuff Shellfish, said the boat was fishing legally and suggested the vessel had “slipped off the list” of approved licences because of a clerical error committed on the UK side.
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