Remeliik

Remeliik is a Pacific Forum patrol boat, designed and built in Australia, and donated to Palau, to help it patrol its Exclusive Economic Zone.[1]

The Law of the Sea agreements increased all nations' Exclusive Economic Zones to 200 kilometres (120 mi).[1] After the agreement Pacific Forum meetings triggered Australia to design a class of small patrol boats to give to twelve small nations, including Palau, that were suddenly dwarfed by their EEZs.

Remeliik was designed for a lifetime of 20 years, and Australia is scheduled to replace it with a Guardian-class patrol boat in 2019.[1][2]

Operational history

In February 2016 The New York Times Magazine published an account of the Remeliik's pursuit and boarding of what the article called a "Taiwanese pirate ship, the Shin Jyi Chyuu".[3]

In December 2016 Remeliik seized a vessel authorities described as the "mother ship" for a squadron of smaller poaching vessels.[4][5] They found her using an "aggregation device" and holding 30 tons of illicitly caught fish in her holds. She had no fishing license, and had kept no catch log.

In March 2018 Remeliik intercepted a Filipino fishing vessel engaged in poaching.[6] Normally she lets the poachers go after confiscating their catch, but, in this case, the poacher suffered engine failure, and her crew had to be rescued.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Operation Kaukledm". 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. ↑ Bernadette H. Carreon (2016-03-03). "Palau's maritime surveillance gets boost with new patrol boat". Post Guam. Koror, Palau. Retrieved 2018-04-22. Palau currently has a lone patrol boat, PSS H.I Remeliik, that is about 31.5 meters long. The Remeliik was donated by the Australian government in 1996. The vessel is scheduled to get an upgrade funded by the Australian government by 2018.
  3. ↑ Ian Urbina (2016-02-21). "Palau vs the Poachers". The New York Times Magazine. Koror, Palau. p. 40-49. Retrieved 2018-04-22. Nearly 9,000 miles away, the Remeliik, a police patrol ship from the tiny island nation Palau, was pursuing a 10-man Taiwanese pirate ship, the Shin Jyi Chyuu 33, through Palauan waters.
  4. ↑ "Palau seizes Philippine vessel". Radio New Zealand. 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2018-04-23. According to their preliminary investigation, there was no valid Palau fishing permit on board, although the officers found at least 30 tons of fish onboard.
  5. ↑ "Palau seizes suspected illegal 'mother ship'". Marianas Variety. Koror, Palau. 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2018-04-23. Palau’s marine law officers aboard the PSS Remeliik seized a suspected Philippine illegal fishing vessel that is believed to be “a mother ship.”
  6. ↑ Bernadette H. Carreon (2018-03-13). "Palau's PSS Remeliik rescues 15 Filipino fishermen". Pacific Note. Koror, Palau. Retrieved 2018-04-22. However the motorbanca suffered engine trouble, forcing PSS Remeliik to tow the vessel to the nearest shore to allow the captain to fix the engine.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.