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Spanish fishing vessel harrassed by Argentine Coast Guard

As Spanish vessel with Falkland Islands fishing licence was harassed Saturday morning by the Argentine Coast Guard on leaving the port of Montevideo for the South Atlantic and had to reroute course in Uruguayan waters until reaching the high seas. All along “Villa Nores” was followed at a distance by the Argentine Coast Guard “GC 24 Mantillas”, sailing in River Plate shared waters, while a Uruguayan naval aircraft patrol followed from the air to ensure the vessel was not intercepted while on the Uruguayan side of the River Plate. The incident is bound to escalate the current tense situation between Uruguay, which recently officially stated that no Falklands’ flagged vessels are allowed to dock in Montevideo (in support of Argentina’s sovereignty claim), Britain who runs foreign affairs and defence for the Overseas Territory and Spain which has seen many of its fishing vessels challenged or intercepted by the Argentine Coast Guard for allegedly operating in “Argentine waters” of the South Atlantic. More at http://en.mercopress.com/2011/12/19/uruguayan-navy-air-patrol-escorts-spanish-fishing-vessel-heading-for-falklands