Russian Ship Held by Senegalese Navy in Fishing Dispute
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A Russian trawler is being held by Senegal’s navy after it was seized on Jan. 3 for suspected illegal fishing, according to Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Minister El Ali Haidar.
The Oleg Naydenov vessel had more than 70 crew members on board when it was seized by Senegalese authorities in the country’s southern territorial waters near neighboring Guinea Bissau, Haidar told reporters yesterday.