The Navy intercepted and inspected a Chinese ship that was circulating within a prohibited fishing zone in the Argentine Sea. After several unanswered calls, the vessel was finally boarded and no irregular cargo was found.
The inspection determined that "there were no indications of illegal fishing" The Ministry of Defense announced that it will redouble "efforts to guarantee, along the entire maritime coast, the protection of national interests at sea," said the ministry's spokesman. The naval and air operation involved the corvette Espora, the patrol boat Cordero, a Fennec helicopter and a B-200 aircraft.