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Taiwanese fishing boat investigated after being caught in NZ waters
The Navy was involved in drama on the high seas, after sailors and fisheries officials boarded a Taiwanese-flagged vessel in New Zealand waters.
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The Yi Rong No.6 was spotted close to the Kermadec Islands, in New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone, earlier this month.
A crew from the offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago went aboard the Taiwanese boat on August 9 and spent two hours inspecting it.
The ship wasn’t illegally fishing in New Zealand waters – but fisheries officers did find a number of breaches of international fishing rules.
The New Zealand…