Qld: Foreign sailors granted bail after straying in marine park

AAP General News (Australia)
04-12-2010
Qld: Foreign sailors granted bail after straying in marine park

Three foreign sailors who allegedly steered a bulk carrier into restricted waters around
the Great Barrier Reef have been granted bail in Townsville.

GANG CHUN HAN .. the South Korean master of the Panama-flagged MV Mimosa .. has faced
the Townsville Magistrates Court today .. charged with offences under the Great Barrier
Reef Marine Park Act.

Two officers .. TRAN TAN THANH and NGUYEN VAN SANG .. aged 32 and 26 and both from
Vietnam .. have also faced court on charges under the Act.

They've been granted bail .. to reappear on Friday.

It's alleged the Mimosa ventured off course in the marine park on April 4 .. and didn't
respond to attempts by Australian authorities to contact them.

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KEYWORD: CARRIER MIMOSA (CAIRNS)

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