Australian Officers Catch and Dispose of Two Indonesian Fishing Boats

Australian Officers Catch and Dispose of Two Indonesian Fishing Boats

The Australian Border Force has been searching for illegal Indonesian fishing operators for months, and continues to net new catches. Last weekend, ABF officers intercepted two boats off the Northern Territory, destroyed the craft and arrested eight fishermen, adding to a growing tally. On Friday, ABF officers caught a vessel fishing illegally near the Cobourg Peninsula, a remote and wild stretch of coastline in the sparsely-inhabited Northern T…