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.

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…