Managua confirms capture trading ship and return bogota

The Colombian Foreign Ministry acknowledged that the national flag boat, because talks with Managua, was actually off the coast of Honduras.

Yesterday, the defense minister, Gabriel Silva, had criticized ” the detention of the vessel in the Caribbean Sea undetermined zones “, but after analyzing satellite, a statement said the ship with 23 crew, was intercepted off the coast of Honduras and Colombia would not issue any notice of protest.

Today, meanwhile, the Army Navy Nicaragua detailed the capture of 31 fishermen, most of Colombian nationality, and four boats fishing illegally in waters of the Caribbean Sea in Nicaraguan territory.

The Captain, Roger Gonzalez, head of the Nicaraguan Naval Force said at a news conference that the arrest of the fishermen happened on Thursday when the boat was towed ashore.

Gonzalez said there are three small ships, Colombia, loaded with fish and a fishing boat carrying industrial shells, which apparently took about 20 days fishing in the Nicaraguan Caribbean.

He said the head of the Nicaraguan Navy of the 31 fishermen detained, only one is Nicaraguan and 23 crew of the ship Laura Anny originate in Colombia, which operated at 135 miles northeast of Cabo Gracias a Dios, near the border with Honduras.

The report said the boat Katherine Ann, meanwhile, was intercepted 194 miles northeast of Cabo Gracias a Dios, with five crew members, all natives of Grand Cayman .

Gonzalez ruled out a possible drug trafficking, and emphasized that all catches are made in Nicaraguan waters. (Telam) .- ab-dsg24/04/2010 18:47