This vessel was Bolivia flagged, owned by Sunhope Investments and held the name TUNAGO NO. 62 then BOSTON in 2000 until October 2004. During this period, documentation discovered by Australian authorities found this vessel was a member of Sunhope Investments “Alphabet Boats”, a fleet of vessels with a reputation for illegal toothfish fishing operations in the Antarctic. Ownership transferred to Great Feat Inc alongside reflagging to Georgia and renaming to JIAN YUAN in October 2004. This vessel was included in the CCAMLR IUU list on 4 November 2005 for operating in the Convention Area without authorisation. Vessel details at the time of IUU listing give owner as Great Feat Inc, flag Russia and name BOSTON-1. This vessel was included in the SEAFO IUU list on 31 October 2007 for fishing within the Convention Area without authorisation in December 2005, November 2006 and January 2007. At the time of SEAFO listing, this vessel was named NORTH OCEAN, flagged to China and under owner/operator China National Fisheries Corporation. This vessel was later delisted from both IUU vessel lists on 15 November 2011.
NORTH OCEAN
North Ocean
9230658
Fishing Vessel
China
BZZW5
647.000
54.550
3.650
200012
Kaohsiung, Lien Cherng Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Kaohsiung , China, Republic Of (Taiwan)), Chinese Taipei
China National Fisheries Corporation, CHINA NATIONAL FISHERIES CORPORATION; CNFC International Fisheries Corporation
China National Fisheries Corporation, CHINA NATIONAL FISHERIES CORPORATION; CNFC International Fisheries Corporation
In Service/commission
2000-12
Commercial History
Name History
From
To
Name
2006-05
NORTH OCEAN
2005-02-25
2006-05
BOSTON-1
2004-10
2005-02-25
JIAN YUAN
2000-12
2004-10
BOSTON
2000-12
TUNAGO NO. 62
Flag History
From
To
Flag
2006-05
China
2005-02-25
2006-05
Russia
2004-10
2005-02-25
Georgia
2004-10
Bolivia
Owner History
From
To
Owner
2006-05
China National Fisheries Corporation, CHINA NATIONAL FISHERIES CORPORATION; CNFC International Fisheries Corporation
2004-10
2006-05
Great Feat Inc
2004-10
Sun Hope Investments, Sunhope Investments
Operator History
From
To
Operator
2006-05
China National Fisheries Corporation, CHINA NATIONAL FISHERIES CORPORATION; CNFC International Fisheries Corporation
2000
2006-05
Kando Maritime Co Ltd
2000
TUNAGO FISHERY CO., LTD., LO SHIH CHIEH; Tunago Fishery Co Ltd