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Plymouth fishermen accuse German warships of destroying their crabbing pots
TWO fishermen from Plymouth say their livelihoods have been “ruined” after two German naval vessels allegedly destroyed their crabbing pots. Brothers Brian and Lee Tapper estimate more than £8,000 worth of damage has been done after pulling their broken pots up from the sea bed two weeks ago.Devastated by the discovery, the pair have accused German supply ships Die Bonn and Frankfurt Am Main of tearing through the pots and dragging them almost three miles from their location. Read the rest here 16:02
