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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 vessel's 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 in French waters without a proper licence. He is clearly in the middle of a political game, the la...

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.