China Releases Taiwanese Fishing Boat Captain After 4 Months of Detention

Four other crew members were released earlier after the boat was seized on July 2.

A member of Taiwan's military takes part in routine exercises at Liaoluo Port in Kinmen on May 24, 2024. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images

Chinese authorities released a Taiwan-flagged fishing boat and its captain on Nov. 15, four months after it was seized for allegedly violating China’s fishing ban, according to the Taiwanese coast guard.

The boat, dubbed “Da Jin Man 88,” was seized by the Chinese coast guard on July 2 for allegedly violating a seasonal fishing ban in Chinese waters about 17.5 nautical miles off the Taiwan-controlled islands of Kinmen.