benny14 6 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 A Russian fishing boat has sent a distress call from the Ross Sea, north of New Zealand's Scott Base in Antarctica. The Russian flagged Sparta has 32 crew aboard, the Rescue Coordination Centre says. It is fishing for toothfish, one of the most lucrative species in the ocean. The rescue centre says the 55 metre ship is near the ice shelf in Antarctica. It issued a distress call on its satellite phone at 3am today which was picked up in Norway, who passed it to New Zealand. Around 4.20am Sparta's sister ship, Chiyo Maru no. 3 and confirmed Sparta was taking on water. The rescue centre has spoken with Sparta, coordinator Tracy Brickles said. They told them the crew was pumping water out, but had offloaded non-essential crew onto the ice as a precautionary measure. Sparta was reported as being on a 13 degree list. More here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6150088 ... cue-effort Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I thought NZ had the Toothfish Industry tied up?? Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 They have, Ngai Tahu / Sandfords just use cheap Russians to catch it!!. Link to post Share on other sites
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