France frees UK trawler caught up in Channel fishing dispute
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.
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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.
Jondy Ward and his crew on the Cornelis Gert Jan were arrested by French maritime police off the Normandy coast last week.
By Layli Foroudi and Clotaire Achi
Jondy Ward and his crew on the Cornelis Gert Jan were arrested by French maritime police off the Normandy coast last week.