Fish Pirates Spotted in Icelandic Waters

A total of eight fishing pirate ships were spotted in Icelandic waters in the southwest Reykjaneshryggur area yesterday. The Icelandic Coast Guard plane Synar spotted the ship Ulla, from Georgia, apparently being dragged on a tow line by Panama's Polestar, a ship already on the blacklist. Also in company were other ships from Georgia and one from Honduras. Upon being spotted, the captain of Polestar reportedly disconnected his tow line with Ulla and turned back. As Iceland has no standing military, all the coast guard can do is report pirate ships to international maritime authorities. - pfn