A South Korean-flagged charter fishing boat caused a legal flurry after it upped anchor near Lyttelton and headed toward international waters yesterday despite a High Court arrest warrant.
The Korean officers of the 36-year-old Oyang 77 say they were taking their rubbish out to dump in the Pacific beyond the 12-mile (22 kilometre) territorial limit.
But it seems the Koreans had a change of heart when they realised they were heading straight toward a Royal New Zealand Navy ship.
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