Ploy fails to fool Aurora crews

Military | 606 hits | Nov 27 9:36 am | Posted by: Hyack

Over a two-week period in September, all six boats were overflown by CP-140 Aurora aircraft from 19 Wing Comox’s 407 Maritime Patrol Squadron in B.C. The vessels were photographed and videotaped as part of Operation DRIFTNET

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by bootlegga
Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:34 pm
Yet another reason to keep all 18 operational.
by BartSimpson
Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:46 pm
Forgive me, but so the Auroras took some pretty pictures of the illegal fishing boats. Big deal. I want to know what was done to intercept them and seize them and then prosecute their crews.
by DerbyX
Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:12 pm
Ottawa is preparing a strongly worded letter of protest for their govt. Should this happen again we won't be sitting next to them during lunch at the UN.
by bootlegga
Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:17 pm
"BartSimpson" said
Forgive me, but so the Auroras took some pretty pictures of the illegal fishing boats. Big deal. I want to know what was done to intercept them and seize them and then prosecute their crews.

Without the planes, we wouldn't even know they were there...besides, the CF is a bunch of lawyers.

Actual enforcement is someone else jobs, probably the DFO.
by BartSimpson
Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:06 pm
"DerbyX" said
Ottawa is preparing a strongly worded letter of protest for their govt. Should this happen again we won't be sitting next to them during lunch at the UN.

Yeah, that's about what I expect. The Navy (Canada and/or the US) should seize these criminals, prosecute them, jail them, and sink or scrap their vessels as a message to any other lawbreakers.