Coast guard administration - Latest News Update, Information, Photos & Videos on Coast guard administration at Lokmat Times

Taiwan authorities have seized a Chinese boat and 13 crew members for fishing illegally near Pengjia Islet off the coast of Keelung, Focus Taiwan reported.The Keelung branch of the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said it received a report on Tuesday morning that a Chinese ship had intruded into Taiwan waters, 14 nautical miles (25.93 kilometers) northeast of the islet.Pengjia Islet, which is known to be rich in marine sources, is under Taiwanese military control and cannot be visited by ordinary citizens.At around 1:00 pm Tuesday, a CGA vessel sailed to a location 16 nautical miles northeast of Pengjia, where the coast guard officers recorded video footage of the Chinese trawler fishing illegally, with its name and number painted over.When the CGA vessel approached and requested an inspection, the trawler turned around and attempted to flee, but the coast guard intercepted it, the CGA said. Coast guard officers then boarded the fishing boat and found about 2,000 kilograms of live fish onboard, which they tossed back into the sea, it said.The trawler was escorted to Zhengbin fishing port in Keelung, and the 13 crew members were detained, pending further investigation, the CGA said.This comes amidst escalated tensions in the region as Beijing ramped up pressure on Taipei. China has threatened that "Taiwan's independence" means war.Wu Qian, spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defence, on January 28 "warned" the people wanting "Taiwan independence" and had said that "those who play with fire will set themselves on fire, and seeking 'Taiwan independence' means nothing but war".According to an article by The Global Times, a Chinese state media, Taiwan's "mainland affairs council" has warned that any of the mainland's words and deeds that deliberately provoke Taiwan's bottom line may cause far-reaching effects that the mainland cannot bear.Beijing claims full sovereignty over Taiwan, a democracy of almost 24 million people located off the southeastern coast of mainland China, despite the fact that the two sides have been governed separately for more than seven decades.Taipei, on the other hand, has countered the Chinese aggression by increasing strategic ties with democracies including the US, which has been repeatedly opposed by Beijing.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Narendra Modi

Lok Sabha Election 2024

Heatwave In India

Mumbai Water Cut

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election

IPL 2024

Coast Guard AdministrationFOLLOW

Coast guard administration, Latest News

International :Amid Chinese threat, Taiwan sends submarine in disputed South China Sea

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence in a report on Tuesday stated it sent an ageing Hai Lung submarine to participate in defence drills near its disputed South China Sea island of Taiping, reported local media. ...

International :Chinese man enters Taiwan territorial waters in search of 'freedom, democracy'

Taiwanese authorities on Sunday held a Chinese man who entered Taiwan's territorial waters in a small rubber dingy in search of 'freedom and democracy'. ...

International :Taiwan detains Chinese fishing vessel, crew for poaching near Penghu Islands

A Chinese fishing vessel and its crew were detained by Taiwanese authorities on Monday after it was found poaching in waters near the Taiwan-held Penghu Islands. ...

International :Taiwan authorities detain 13 Chinese fishermen, boat for fishing illegally

Taiwan authorities have seized a Chinese boat and 13 crew members for fishing illegally near Pengjia Islet off the coast of Keelung, Focus Taiwan reported. ...