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Author: AFP|Update: 25.01.2021 18:30 Guyana / © AFP Venezuela said Monday that two Guyanese fishing vessels captured by its navy last week were caught "red handed" fishing illegally in Venezuelan waters, a claim rejected by its smaller neighbor. The standoff is the latest episode in a century-old territorial dispute between the two South American countries, which has heated up since US oil giant ExxonMobile discovered crude oil in the region in 2015. Guyana said the two boats were unlawfully seized in its own Exclusive Economic Zone (EE...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela said Monday that two Guyanese fishing vessels captured...

Article by Social Share Georgetown – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed reports that two Guyanese registered fishing vessels – the Lady Nayera and the Sea Wolf – operating off the coast of Waini Point within Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone, were recently  intercepted by Venezuelan naval vessel Commandante Hugo Chavez GC 24. In a statement, late Saturday, the ministry said the captains of both fishing vessels were instructed to chart a course to Port Guiria where the boats and crew have been detained. “To date, the Government of Guyana has not been informed by the...

Guyana says Venezuela detained two fishing vessels in its waters