Namibia: Icelandic-Linked Fishing Vessel Confiscated

Namibian authorities have impounded a fishing vessel linked to the controversial Icelandic fishing company Samherji two weeks ago after it was caught fishing in a restricted zone area near Walvis Bay.

Heinaste is a fishing vessel built in 1990 by Volkswerft Stralsund, and has been sailing under the Namibian flag.

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