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The Cornelis Gert Jan left Le Havre on Wednesday after being held there since last week accused of fishing in French waters without a licence.

A British fishing trawler impounded by French authorities is the unjustified casualty of a wider political battle between Paris and London over post-Brexit fishing rules, a lawyer for the vessel's captain said on Wednesday.

By Layli Foroudi and Clotaire Achi ROUEN, France (Reuters) - A British fishing trawler impounded by French authorities is the unjustified casualty of a wider political battle between Paris and London over post-Brexit fishing rules, a lawyer for the vessels captain said on Wednesday. A court in the north-western French city of Rouen is deciding whether the Irish captain, Jondy Ward, should pay a 150,000 euro ($174,000) deposit to have the boat released after French authorities said he was fishing...

The Cornelis Gert Jan left Le Havre on Wednesday after being held there since last week accused of fishing in French waters without a licence.

A British-registered scallop boat caught up in a post-Brexit spat between the U.K. and France over fishing licenses has been released by French authorities, its owner said Wednesday.

A British fishing trawler impounded by French authorities is the unjustified casualty of a wider political battle between Paris and London over post-Brexit fishing rules, a lawyer for the vessel's captain said on Wednesday.

The Scottish-registered scallop dredger Cornelis Gert Jan left the northern French port on Wednesday

By Layli Foroudi and Clotaire Achi

The Cornelis Gert Jan left Le Havre on Wednesday after being held there since last week accused of fishing in French waters without a licence.

The Cornelis Gert Jan left Le Havre on Wednesday after being held there since last week accused of fishing in French waters without a licence.