British Fisherman Fights French Seizure

Phil Parker, a British fishing skipper from Eastbourne, had his boat, Lady T, seized by French authorities for "non-authorized fishing." Caught 288 meters within French waters in the English Channel, Parker faces €75,000 in fines. He claims a licensing error, costing him £6,000 in losses and forcing him to pay a €30,000 bond for the boat's release. Parker insists it was an administrative oversight and vows to contest the case, amidst claims the seizure was retaliatory in the ongoing maritime tensions between the UK and France.