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De Marie Louise Z-47
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De Marie Louise (Z-47)seen entering the Port of Tyne (North East England) on 5th May 2007. Photographed from North Shields Fishquay.
De Marie Louise (Z-47) was arrested by HMS Severn (P282) - Fisheries Protection Vessel and both made port on the Tyne.
De Marie Louise is a fishing boat out of Zeebrugge (Belgium) and was arrested today in the North Sea by the British , HMS Severn (P282).
Both vessels arrived in the Port of Tyne at 14.00 on 5th May 2007 and berthed at the Riverside Quay (RSQ.
The skipper and owner of Belgian Beam trawler De Marie Louise both pleaded guilty to fishing illegally in the North Sea , at North Shields Magistrates court on Tuesday May 8th.
They also discovered over 4,000 illegal under-sized sole, headed skinned and frozen, which had been retained. Catches of plaice and skate had been under recorded in the ship’s fishing log book.
Marc Morbee (cor), and owners BVBA Rederij De Marie (cor), both of Belgium, were fined £5,000 each for retaining undersized sole; £3,000 each for the illegal net attachments;£150 each for under recording plaice and skate, costs of £2,330 each, making a total in fines and costs of £20, 960.