[Another] Ship flying Cambodia flag detained in Sea of Okhotsk

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 26 (Itar-Tass) - Russian border guards have detained the Star-4 ship of Cambodia for crab poaching in the Sea of Okhotsk near the Kamchatka coast.

The vessel was being escorted to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky port, Itar-Tass learnt on Thursday in the public relations group of the Northeast coast guard department of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).

It has been established that the crew of the trawler registered in the port of Phnom Penh consists of Russian citizens. Border guars have found over 10 tonnes of crab products aboard the vessel. “The authenticity of the documentation on the products caused serious doubts of the inspectors,” the department officials noted.

The vessel with the whole equipment has been arrested. An administrative offence case has been opened against the captain of the ship.

Two more boats flying Cambodia flag of convenience detained by Russia for illegal crab catching

Borderguards detain two Cambodia-flagged crabbers within Russia's zone in the Bering Sea

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 12 (Itar-Tass) - Borderguards have detained two Cambodia-flagged crabbers within Russia's exclusive economic zone in the Bering Sea, an official in the public relations group of the Northeastern coast guard department of the Federal Security Service told Itar-Tass on Thursday.

The fishing schooner Nereus-2 under the flag of Cambodia was spotted by the border guarding ship Bars (panther) in its patrolling area. The skipper of the boat defied the borderguards' demand to take an inspection party on board and made an attempt to shake off the pursuers. The border guards succeeded in detaining the boat after a brief pursuit.

The schooner's crew consists of 11 Russians, five Indonesians, and two Koreans. The boat is equipped to catch and transport live crabs. The boat lacked permission for crab fishing. The boat has been arrested and all documentation has been confiscated.

The other refrigerated fish transport Cea-1 was in Russian waters without identification marks. Following the boat's detention, the skipper said it was registered at the port of Phnom Penh and operated under Cambodia's flag. All the crewmembers are citizens of the Russian Federation.

The borderguards found about 86 tonnes of crabs in the boat's holds. The boat lacked permission for crab fishing operations and did not maintain any documentation.

Both vessels are being escorted to the port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky for an inquiry.