France frees seized British scallop dredger, Britain says
"It's a decision by the French to step back from the threats they made," Eustice told Sky. "We welcome that."
A British trawler Cornelis Gert Jan is seen moored in the port of Le Havre, after France seized on Thursday a British trawler fishing in its territorial waters without a licence, in Le Havre, France, October 29, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Britain said on Tuesday that France had freed a British scallop dredger that was seized last week in French waters near Le Havre, and welcomed Paris's decision to step back from a row over fishing.
Asked if the impounded vessel, the Cornelis Gert Jan, had been released, British Environment Secretary George Eustice said: "Yes. I understand that that vessel has now been released."
"It's a decision by the French to step back from the threats they made," Eustice told Sky. "We welcome that."
