Saudi detains 35 Egyptian fishermen for entering its waters

Thirty-five Egyptian fishermen were detained by Saudi authorities yesterday who accused them of “fishing Saudi’s territorial waters without a permit”, a source said.

The Chairman of the Egyptian Fishermen Syndicate in Suez, Bakry Abu Hassan, said in a statement today: “The Saudi Navy have detained fishermen and a fishing boat called Amr Ibn Al-Aas at one of the Saudi ports overlooking the Red Sea.”

“Saudi authorities captured the boat and detained its crew of 35 Egyptian fishermen,” he continued.

Abu Hassan pointed out that “Saudi authorities captured the fishing boat for allegedly fishing without obtaining the official permit for the Saudi territorial waters of the Red Sea.”

According to the statement, Saudi authorities have held an Egyptian fishing boat called the Pink Pearl for three days. The boat was carrying 38 fishermen who have been charged with fishing without in Saudi territorial waters without the required permits.