Gwangju, Dec 26 (IANS): A Chinese fishing boat has been seized by the South Korean Coast Guard for allegedly keeping ship logs with false information, officials have said.
The Coast Guard, based in Mokpo on the southwestern coast, said on Saturday that it seized a 99-ton vessel at around on Friday in waters about 180 km south of an island located in Shinan, South Jeolla Province, about 350 km south of Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported.
The unidentified ship is suspected of some 48 cases of breaching operation rules, such as omitting dates and signatures in the ship logs, according to the officials.