Disposal of illegal Vietnamese fishing vessels

Disposal of illegal Vietnamese fishing vessels costs Solomons government

The cost of destroying the blue boats was revealed during a Public Accounts Committee meeting this week.

Permanent secretary for the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Christian Ramofafia said it was the lowest bid presented to the government, which is why they chose it.

Director of Fisheries, Edward Honiwala said the deal to destroy the boats was made because they failed to meet Solomon's seaworthiness standards.