This giant Russian vessel is now fishing in Western Sahara
The 120 meter Russian trawler Kapitan Bogomolov is now fishing in the occupied waters.
Published 19 January 2008
The photo above, by Luis G Herrera, was shot at Las Palmas on 29th of November 2007. The photo shows the Russian 120 meter long, 1991-built trawler Kapitan Bogomolov (IMO number 8607402)
The vessel has at least since January 16th to January 18th 2008 been fishing few kilometers off the coast of Western Sahara, following this route:
2 February 2008, she had travelled to Nouakchott, Mauritania.
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