Russian border guards detained a Ukrainian ship carrying out reconnaissance off the coast of Crimea
Crimean border guards detained the Ukrainian fishing vessel “Rybak Kherson”, which violated the state border, reports the press service of the Crimean border department of the FSB of the Russian Federation.
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The vessel sailed under the flag of Ukraine, home port of Ilyichevsk, shipowner LLC BARA - Ukraine - Odessa. The detention was carried out by the border patrol ship "Amethyst", based in Balaklava (Sevastopol).
“The inspection team boarded the Rybak Kherson to carry out control and inspection activities. As a result of an interview with ten crew members and the captain (all are citizens of Ukraine), it was established that the vessel, while exploring aquatic biological resources on the high seas, entered the territory of our country almost 400 meters,” the report says.
The captain of the Ukrainian seiner was brought to administrative responsibility for violating the state border regime with a fine of 60 thousand rubles.
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