Called to appear for “unauthorized maritime fishing in French maritime or salt waters by a vessel outside the European Union”, the captain of the vessel, Jondy Ward, had asked to appear on July 12 “as part of a procedure on prior recognition of guilt, “said the deputy prosecutor of the judicial court of Le Havre Cyrille Fournier to the press.
“The President of the Court approved the sentence of 2,000 euros in fine fully accompanied by the suspended sentence on which the defendant and the prosecution had reached an agreement”, he added.
Immobilized in the port of Le Havre for several days as part of tougher controls by French authorities in the Channel, while France was in conflict with the United Kingdom over post-Brexit fishing licenses, he finally had able to cast off after a week without having to pay a deposit.
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