According to Bayonne prosecutor Mariel Garrigos, the captain was apprehended with 6.4 tons of anchovies on the vessel. The boat remained in the port of Bayonne until yesterday and was released after a 10,000 euro bail was paid.
The trial is scheduled for October, and the captain could face a one-year prison sentence and a 75,000 euro fine. The media outlet Guka contacted members of the Orio Cofradía for statements, but they explained that, due to certain tensions, the Beti Aingeru vessel is currently affiliated with the Pasaia Cofradía, despite the name of Orio appearing on the boat.
We also know what we know through the press, nothing more.
This is not the first time the Beti Aingeru vessel has made headlines. Last September, the skipper and owner of the same boat requested assistance from the Guardia Civil while in Asturian waters, alleging that twelve of the sixteen crew members had threatened them.
Days later, however, the fishermen of the boat held a press conference, defending that the action was a "legitimate act to claim rights," against "precarious working conditions and discrimination".
