UK fishing boat still held by French, despite minister George Eustice's claim
Environment Secretary George Eustice mistakenly said the Cornelis Gert Jan trawler had been released.
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Environment Secretary George Eustice mistakenly said the Cornelis Gert Jan trawler had been released.
Tensions have flared again in an ongoing dispute between France and the United Kingdom over post-Brexit fishing rights.
Environment Secretary George Eustice claimed the scallop vessel Cornelis Gert Jan 'has now been released' after being accused of fishing without a licence and detained at Le Havre.
Environment Secretary George Eustice mistakenly said the Cornelis Gert Jan trawler had been released.
The owners of the British trawler seized by France during the escalating row over-fishing licences will have to pay bail of more than £125,000 before she is allowed to return.