A BRITISH fishing boat has been put in French custody after allegedly being caught operating without a licence – in the English Channel.
The Lady T., which is based in Eastbourne, East Sussex, was being held in Boulogne-sur-Mer on Saturday, and now risks being confiscated.
GettyYellow British fishing boat trawler alone in the English channel (stock)[/caption]France’s Martime Prefecture said: “On Thursday, May 22, the French Navy’s public service patrol vessel, the Pluvier, conducted a fishing inspection in the French Exclusive Economic Zone, off the Somme Bay.
They said that during the scan “a British fishing vessel was inspected by sailors from the Navy patrol vessel while fishing without a license in French waters”.
It comes after Keir Starmer surrendered British fishing waters for another 12 years after being reeled in by a classic EU ambush this week.
The Brit boat was captured by French Navy ship the Pluvier on Thursday.
The catamaran’s skipper now faces prosecution for fishing for whelks without a license.
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