USCGC Oliver Henry on behalf of the Regional Fisheries Agency She was patrolling the South Pacific for illegal fishing when she was denied permission to refuel in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. The ship was diverted to Papua New Guinea instead.
Earlier, reports appeared on British social media, according to her The British patrol ship HMS Spey also failed to enter port in the Solomon Islands. HMS Spey is also involved in controlling illegal fishing in economic exclusion zones in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu –
Ship itineraries are constantly reviewed and it is routine practice to change them. For security reasons, we won’t talk about details
A Royal Navy spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
The Solomon Islands government and Beijing have ruled out setting up a Chinese military base on the islands, despite a leaked draft. The security agreement will allow the Chinese Navy to dock and resupply.
Fisheries Agency of the Pacific Islands Forum, which includes 17 Pacific countries It has a marine observation post in Honiara and With the help of Australia, the United States, New Zealand and France, annual monitoring operations are conducted to detect illegal fishing. Oliver Henry had arrived in the Solomon Islands as part of this.
The Solomon Islands government did not respond to the US government’s request for diplomatic permission to allow the ship to refuel and receive supplies at Honiara. The US State Department is in contact with the Solomon Islands government and expects this to not happen again in the future
– Tell Kristen Kamm, a US Coast Guard officer in Hawaii.
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