JUROS VILKAS

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Trawler detained for illegal fishing has been released

The "Jūros Vilkas" which was detained for illegal fishing, has left the Murmansk port and entered Norway territorial waters. On Jan 26, 2014, a court found the ship's captain guilty of breaching a clause in the Russian administrative legislation for extraction of biological resources at sea. The captain had to pay a penalty, and seven tons of crab caught illegally had to be destroyed. The Russian coastguard had seized the ship with illegal catches of snow crabs on Sep 18. The captain still had tried to escape to the Norwegian economic zone, but his ship was accompanied to Murmansk on Sep 22.

Russia accused of violating international maritime laws

Russia has been accused by Lithuania of violating international maritime laws after seizing the "Juros Vilkas" with a crew of 30. The EU protested earlier over the incident on Sep 18, saying Russian border guards had conducted a "forced apprehension" of the vessel which was detained in Murmansk awaiting a court ruling. The "Juros Vilkas" has been in international waters when it was seized in the Barents Sea according to satellite data. The European Union called on Russia to respect its international obligations and to immediately release the vessel. Officials had raised the issue with the Russian ambassador to the bloc. A Russian court will decide on Oct 7 whether to release the vessel. The crew, which included Lithuanian and Russian nationals, had not been detained and was still on board.