Leadley

The co-author of his paper, Paul Leadley of University Paris-Sud, France, said the trends demanded radical change.

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When the gear was hauled, and again without any explanation, Leadley was ordered to steam his vessel to Grimsby.

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Skipper Leadley at first refused, at which point, he says, "all hell broke lose".

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The incident happened last week when skipper Leadley was fishing on the Dogger Bank, alongside a fleet of German and Dutch trawlers, when he was stopped by the Mersey and boarded by an inspection team from the vessel.

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He signed the log book, indicating his satisfaction with what had been found, and gave Leadley his permission to shoot the gear.

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While steaming, which took 48 hours, three armed guards were placed in his wheelhouse and Leadley and his crew were placed under arrest and forbidden to communicate with anyone via the satellite phone.

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Interestingly, Leadley had two Russian crewmen on board and, during the arrest, they said this was worse than anything they had experienced during the worst days of the Soviet dictatorship, it was so threatening.

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Then, while waiting on deck to be picked up, the officer, without warning returned to the wheelhouse and demanded, without giving any explanation, that Leadley haul immediately.

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The captain of the Mersey who, throughout, had refused to give his name, ordered Leadley to follow a set course, and refused thereafter to speak to him over the RT, even when Leadley pointed out that the course set would have grounded him ashore at Withernsea.

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He even refused him permission to hold off at the entrance to the estuary of the Humber, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world – which was at the time cloaked in dense fog – until Grimsby lock gates were opened, thus forcing Leadley to dodge shipping for several hours while he waited.

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