on the 17th, the Xiamen Maritime Police Bureau Junshan boat, which was training at sea, received a task. There were ships suspected of illegal sand mining in the nearby waters. Therefore, the boat immediately turned to law enforcement mode, adjusted its course and rushed to the scene.
Coast Guard Law Enforcement Officer: I am China Coast Guard, please stop the ship immediately for inspection. Soon after the
marine police law enforcement boats arrived at the target area, law enforcement officers found a suspicious ship on the sea. Yang Yang, captain of Junshan Boat of
Xiamen Maritime Police Bureau: The ship did not turn on the ship's automatic identification system. According to the regulations, the ship's automatic identification system should be turned on 24 hours a day. If it is turned off, it means that there is an attempt to evade our law enforcement supervision. After approaching, the naked eye can see that the exposed cabin of the ship is filled with sea sand, and the draft is very deep.
The law enforcement officers immediately shouted for the other party to stop the boat, and drove the law enforcement boat to help and board for inspection. Law enforcement officers found that the sand dredger was loaded with sea sand, but the crew could not produce the legal procedures and related ship certificates of the sea sand, suspected of illegal mining of sea sand. Yang Yang, captain of Junshan Boat of
Xiamen Coast Guard Bureau: We also released the drone to fix some evidence. After the drone took off, we found that the cabins of the ship were filled with sea sand.
After investigation, the ship was loaded with more than 5000 tons of sea sand. Marine police law enforcement officers seized the sand dredger on the spot and brought the suspect back for investigation according to law. The case is currently under further investigation.