Navy unable to board fishing vessels

[Ocean1]

This isn't a procedural problem, the assets present are more than capable of boarding the fishing ships.

One key point: they're not in NZ waters, they're in international waters protected by agreed fishing restrictions. The boys in blue have to do it by someone else's book.

And it sounds like they're less than happy about how that book reads: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6492...-fishers-boats

Asked how the two fishing boats, which appear rusty and in poor repair, managed to evade the offshore patrol boat, a defence spokesman said: "Ask MFAT [Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade]."

[oldrider]

If our patrol boats are powerless to act - why even bother going down there!

They should be able to poke a few holes in the rust buckets at least enough to make them head home for repairs so that they can't continue to fish!

[Akzle]

just increase the size limits while decreasing bag limits...

[EJK]

Ramming speed!

[skippa1]

Whenred and green are seen in front, hammer down and ram the cunt

[Winston001]

Do our navy ships carry a squad of marines?

[Flip]

That pic of the two boats looks fake to me.

[Virago]

That pic of the two boats looks fake to me.

Lol. Without a doubt.

The TV1 news report tonight showed rather different weather conditions.

[Laava]

Is it time to put our foil hats on yet?

[oldrider]

Is it time to put our foil hats on yet?

You would do well to never remove it - your daily life is probably part of one conspiracy or another! ATGATT - Forewarned is forearmed! .

[TheDemonLord]

Fire a warning shot across the Bow, preferably with something bigger than a pee shooter:



And tell them to stop and prepare to be boarded or the next one won't be going across the bow....

[5150]

More like 11 warning shots through the boat and then one across the front of the bow. Should fix the fuckers right.

[Swoop]

Do our navy ships carry a squad of marines?

There is a boarding party on each vessel. Trained to do precisely that, under a variety of conditions (day/night, sea state, via helo/RIB, etc), all whilst being backed up with Mr Remington's finest hardware.

[rustyrobot]

Is it time to put our foil hats on yet?

Please don your hats now....

Fisheries are managed by Ministry for Primary Industries
Occupational Health is managed by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Given that it is MFAT who are preventing the Navy from proceeding, and that Yongding and Songhua (the names of the boats) don't sound particularly like they are from Equitorial Guinea... perhaps Judith Collins is having to get clearance from her pals in China before proceeding?

[rustyrobot]

So you think owners of regenage fishing boats dont carry guns????.

Oh not at all, I am sure they have guns. I just don't think they'll use them against a legitimate naval force, although they might against ecological crusaders.