In January of this year, the ROC had fourteen boats confiscated by the South African government because they were carrying gill nets, banned in this area. However, the South African government treated them leniently because of friendship between the two countries.
今年元月，我國有十四艘魷釣船，因違規攜帶流刺網被扣船，後來南非政府基於兩國之誼「從輕發落」，罰錢了事。