Fazeena Ahmed, Haveeru Online
Nov 20, 2012 - 03:36
A Sri Lankan vessel fishing inside the Maldives EEZ. PHOTO/ GREENPEACE
Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has captured a
Sri Lankan fishing boat in Maldives Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
MNDF lieutenant Abdulla Ali revealed that on a tip off
from some locals coast guard had captured the fishing boat 180 miles east of
Meemu Atoll.
He did not reveal the number of people in the boat or
the reasons behind the boat’s presence inside the Maldivian EEZ.
“Now the boat is under the control of coast guard,”
Abdulla said.
International environment protection group Greenpeace
had reported sighting two Sri Lankan fishing boats fishing in Maldivian EEZ
while they were returning to Sri Lanka after their recent visit to
Maldives.
