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Dongwon-ho 628
Dongwon-ho 628 () is a deep-sea commercial trawler operated by Dongwon Fisheries, a part of South Korea's Dongwon Group. It became the center of a high-profile incident when it was seized in international waters off Somalia by pirates in April 2006. The crew and the ship were finally released in August 2006 after the payment of a ransom estimated at several hundred thousand dollars. According to media reports, the boat was in international waters near two other vessels when two speedboats approached and landed armed attackers on board. They seized control of the ship and moved it into Somalia's territorial waters. The ship was pursued briefly by US and Dutch naval ships, but these gave up the chase when the pirates threatened the crew with guns. The 25-person crew consisted of Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Chinese sailors, in addition to South Koreans. All four countries followed the subsequent events closely. The released crew were greeted upon their arrival in Mombasa by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commercial Trawler
A fishing trawler is a commercial fishing vessel designed to operate fishing trawls. Trawling is a method of fishing that involves actively dragging or pulling a trawl through the water behind one or more trawlers. Trawls are fishing nets that are pulled along the bottom of the sea or in midwater at a specified depth. A trawler may also operate two or more trawl nets simultaneously (double-rig and multi-rig). There are many variants of trawling gear. They vary according to local traditions, bottom conditions, and how large and powerful the trawling boats are. A trawling boat can be a small open boat with only 30 horsepower (22 kW) or a large factory ship with 10,000 horsepower (7457 kW). Trawl variants include beam trawls, large-opening midwater trawls, and large bottom trawls, such as "rock hoppers" that are rigged with heavy rubber wheels that let the net crawl over rocky bottom. History During the 17th century, the British developed the Dogger, an ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
