Argentina Calls for Capture of Five Chinese Fishing Boats

Illegal Chinese fishing boats are seen in neutral waters on June 10, 2016, in Ganghwa island, South Korea. South Korea sent military vessels on Friday to chase away about 10 illegal Chinese fishing boats in neutral water around South Korea's Ganghwa island, based on reports. South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images

BUENOS AIRES–Argentina has issued an international capture order for five Chinese boats it says were illegally fishing in its waters, the coast guard said in a statement on Thursday, following a failed attempt to detain one of the boats at sea.

Federal Judge Eva Parcio de Seleme approved the order to capture the Jing Yuan 626, which the coast guard detected on Feb. 21 allegedly fishing illegally in Argentina’s exclusive economic zone off the Patagonian coast.