"Hey, Uncle, something's not right with these three fishing boats of my cousin's. Who fishes like this? They're just driving right into flocks of birds. Aren't they afraid of damaging the boats?"
And if I remember correctly, among the seabirds that gathered on our boat before, there were albatrosses and frigatebirds, both of which are protected animals. How could these fishing boats just swagger in like that?
Killing one fish in a collision is illegal, aren't they? Do these fishing boats think they're out in the open ocean where nobody can see them?
Bai Yu watched the three fishing boats pass by theirs, and he became increasingly suspicious. Did fishing boats in China fish like this? Seeing the flock of birds flying into their waters, weren't they afraid of going to jail?
If they were on the high seas, it would be one thing for these fishing boats to do this, since the high seas are lawless and nobody can do anything about it.
Although they are currently at sea, they are still within the jurisdiction of Hainan Province. Their current location is in the waters between Sanya and Nansha Island, which is still protected by our domestic laws.
Are these fishing boats really not afraid of getting a free lunch by doing this?
"Is it possible that these fishing boats are not ours? Look at these fishing boats, they don't even fly our flag, and the numbers painted on the hulls are in English letters. They are obviously foreign vessels."
The closest fishing boats to us that frequently come back to the South China Sea to secretly fish are probably the Monkey family's boats. They're very poor; they go crazy for fish when they see a school of them and don't care about the seabirds in the sky.
Liu Tianyu also looked at the fishing boats with a puzzled expression. As a crew member himself, he knew very well what kind of impact it would have on a boat if it were to run wildly through a flock of birds.
However, these fishing boats completely ignored the potential impact of the flock of birds, focusing solely on fishing, until they turned back towards the fish again.
When Liu Tianyu saw the number on the other boat, everything made sense. These boats belonged to the monkeys, and the people there would stop at nothing to catch fish.
As long as you can catch fish and make money, especially if you can make money fishing in our waters, then it will all be worth it.
"Monkeys? Poaching? That means this guy is illegally intruding into our waters? We should call the police to drive them away!"
Brother Tianyu, use the ship's satellite phone to call the Maritime Safety Administration and tell them about our situation. Pay special attention to the albatrosses and frigatebirds, as there seems to be a Class I protected animal among them.
These monkeys are indiscriminately killing Class I protected animals here, and they're also provoking us, attempting to drive us away from our normal operations at sea.
Monkeys? Bai Yu had absolutely no liking for them.
As a native of Hai Province in this life, I am surrounded by several neighboring countries, but the people of the Monkey Country are the most disgusting. They will pop up and annoy you from time to time.
Furthermore, what Bai Yu asked Liu Tianyu to tell the Maritime Bureau was not problematic at all; it was just a slight exaggeration.
The other party did indeed kill or injure many seabirds, but Bai Yu wasn't sure if any of them were Class I protected animals.
Furthermore, the provocations and attempts to drive away Bai Yu and his group also exist. Their illegal fishing in our waters is a provocation against Bai Yu and his group.
As for driving them away, the three fishing boats were moving forward in a straight line, blocking the direction of Bai Yu and the others' fishing boat and preventing them from reaching the location of the fish school.
Does this count as hindering Bai Yu and others from carrying out normal maritime operations here?
Is there anything wrong with the information he asked Liu Tianyu to report? Absolutely not.
Liu Tianyu quickly used the ship's satellite phone to inform the Maritime Safety Administration of the situation. The Administration said it would dispatch a coast guard vessel soon and instructed Bai Yu and the others to keep their distance from the other party to avoid any threat to their personal safety.
Keep your distance?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Although Bai Yu and his group's fishing boat was relatively small and could not be compared with the other party's fishing boat in terms of size, in addition, this fishing boat was not Bai Yu's.
Therefore, they cannot emulate Captain James from a few years ago by directly ramming the other side with their ship.
However, smaller boats have their advantages, namely, they are more maneuverable and cannot be caught up by other fishing boats.
So after discussing it with his second uncle, Liu Tianyu, and others, Bai Yu and his group decided to approach the fishing boats and film them up close as they engaged in illegal fishing.
If the process is filmed, it will be evidence of the other party's illegal activities and crimes, which we can use to cause trouble for them.
Liu Tianyu then started the fishing boat and moved towards the three fishing boats.
However, for their own safety, Bai Yu and the others did not get too close. They stayed at the periphery of the flock of seabirds and fishing boats, taking pictures of the boats from the outside.
Putting everything else aside, Bai Yu and his team are professionals when it comes to shooting videos, and they have all the necessary equipment.
In addition to the mobile phones that Bai Yu and the others carried, he and Wang Hai each had an action camera, and the fishing boat was also equipped with surveillance equipment.
Every time a fishing boat circles this flock of seabirds, everything that happens there will be captured on camera.
The fishing boats couldn't do anything about Bai Yu and his group's actions, since their boats were too slow to catch up with the fishing boats.
About an hour later, a coast guard patrol boat with flashing red lights sped over.
As they watched the patrol boat approaching from afar, Bai Yu and the others were filled with disappointment, because the approaching vessel was not what they had expected.
As they thought, the three fishing boats that were dealing with the monkeys should at least have one warship sent. The reason they were still here was not only to watch the monkeys and take videos, but also to see the imposing presence of the coast guard ships.
Who knew that after waiting for so long, all they got was a patrol boat about the size of a fishing boat? Anyone would be disappointed in that situation.
However, Bai Yu and the others' disappointment didn't last long. When they looked at the monkey fishing boat, a shocking scene unfolded before them.
Right to the side of the monkey fishing boat, two ships were sailing towards them from two directions. Bai Yu and the others hadn't seen them before because the monkey fishing boat had blocked their view.
Upon spotting the Chinese coast guard vessels, the monkeys immediately began to flee, which inadvertently exposed the two ships, allowing Bai Yu and his companions to witness the shocking scene.
Even though the two ships were still some distance away, their size, and their increasing size and proximity, gave Bai Yu and the others only one feeling: awe-inspiring.
Compared to the warship, Bai Yu's fishing boat was just a tiny karaoke bar, the kind that would break at the slightest touch.
The patrol boat arrived quickly, and its loudspeaker announced that the other party was illegally intruding into our territory and should leave as soon as possible.
Although both our country and the South China Sea are neighboring countries, and the other side also has the right to fish in the South China Sea, this right is limited. They can only fish in certain specific sea areas, and fishing in other areas would be considered illegal intrusion.
Bai Yu and his colleagues were already tired of these ineffective pronouncements. Whenever illegal vessels entered the South China Sea, their pronouncements were always the same, monotonous and repetitive.
This time, Bai Yu plans to toughen up the monkeys so they know that this place isn't somewhere they can just come and go as they please, and that they can't just crash into the seabirds in the sky. If they do, they'll have to pay the price.
“Cousin, use the ship’s radio to communicate with the coast guard vessel and tell them that there are protected animals on these ships. We have video evidence. Let’s see what the coast guard says.”
This isn't something Bai Yu made up; it's something they witnessed firsthand in the videos they filmed. There really are frigatebirds and albatrosses on those fishing boats.
This changes the nature of the situation. If it were just illegal fishing, given the nature of Chinese law enforcement agencies, they would most likely just expel the other party and that would be the end of it.
However, if the other party's boat has protected animals in my country, it would be suspected of poaching, a serious charge that these fishing boats cannot easily withstand. At the very least, boarding and inspecting the boat would be unavoidable.
As expected, when Liu Tianyu reported the situation to the coast guard vessel via radio, the ship's announcement immediately changed from a warning to a request to stop for inspection.
In the South China Sea, it's not just ordinary fishermen who are annoyed by these monkeys; our coast guard is even more annoyed by them. However, due to our tolerant diplomatic policy, as long as the other side doesn't go too far, the main approach is to drive them away.
Now the coast guard has caught them red-handed. How could they possibly let them leave so easily? They'd better stop the ship and accept inspection first.
Will the monkey's fishing boat accept the coast guard's request?
The answer is, of course, no, they don't want to, but it's not something they can simply refuse to accept.
Given the speed of the other fishing boats, they were no match for the coast guard vessels and patrol boats. After a desperate struggle, all three fishing boats were blocked and stopped on the sea, not daring to move.
Bai Yu and the others were unaware of the specific details of what happened next. In any case, they saw our coast guard board the fishing boat, and then several people from the monkey's side were taken away, along with several bags, the contents of which were unknown.
Just as the coast guard boarded the fishing boat for inspection, the patrol boat also arrived next to the fishing boat. Several handsome men in uniform boarded the fishing boat, copied the video taken by Bai Yu and others, and then drove away in the patrol boat.
Taking this opportunity, Bai Yu and the others also went up to the patrol boat for a stroll, took a lot of group photos, and then watched the other party leave.
The patrol boat was anything but polite to the monkeys, but it was very friendly to our own people. It not only allowed Bai Yu and the others to board the patrol boat, but also introduced them to some of the weapons and equipment on board.
That's right. Don't be fooled by the small size of the patrol boat, which is only a little over ten meters long. It is equipped with weapons. Although it doesn't have heavy weapons like ship cannons, it still has common weapons.
When they saw the equipment, Bai Yu and the others' eyes practically lit up. If they didn't have other things to do on the patrol boat, they would have really wanted to stay on it longer.
As for fishing? Forget about fishing! Fishing can't compare to the thrill of real guns and ammunition. This is a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with these weapons.
If Bai Yu and the others hadn't reported it to the police and hadn't been key eyewitnesses, they wouldn't have had the opportunity to board the patrol boat.
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