Dutch supertrawler detained off Tory Island

One of the controversial trawlers in Irish maritime history was arrested off Tory Island yesterday after suspected breaches of fishing regulations.

Sat, 23 Nov, 2013 - 00:00

Conor Ryan

The Dutch-registered Annelies Ilena, formerly called the Atlantic Dawn, was detained just after 11am by the LE Roisín in what the Naval Service described as a “significant detention”.

The trawler was built by the late Kevin McHugh in 2000, but it is now registered in Holland.

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