“LYON, France – South Africa has requested INTERPOL Purple Notices in order to locate two vessels whose operators are suspected of illegal fishing and of subjecting their crews to labour and human rights abuses.

The two fishing vessels, Samudera Pasific No 8 and Berkat Menjala No 23, were among a fleet of 10 arrested by the South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in November 2013 on suspicion of various fishing offences and fraudulently sharing the same fishing license.”

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SOURCE: Interpol