South China Sea: Captain of Chinese ship which fled Australia shot by Papua New Guinea. THE captain of the Chinese mother ship that fled Australian waters after offloading a record 1.8 tonnes of cocaine near Lord Howe Island has been shot in the backside after his vessel was intercepted by the Papua New Guinea navy. Australian police said the 45m vessel was detected near Noumea a few days ago and ventured toward the island of New Ireland. Papua New Guinean authorities dispatched a navy boat to meet it last Saturday night. After the boat refused to stop when ordered, officers on board the HMPNGS Moresby attempted to shoot out the satellite navigation instruments as it fled but a bullet ricocheted and hit the captain. He was taken to hospital on New Ireland where he had surgery on a gunshot wound to his buttocks. “Funny, when it was boarded there was no fish, no fishing equipment and the boat didn’t even have a name,’’ an Australian law official said. Local media reports that the Australian Federal Police have joined PNG officers in their investigation. Local website The National reported the unregistered boat was escorted by the HMPNGS Moresby back to Kavieng Port where it remains anchored. “As it is, I am unable to reveal any more information but can confirm the boat has no name, is unregistered and no other information can be found on it,” PNG Defence Force Chief of Staff Captain Philip Polewara said. “Only one crew member on board is able to speak English.” A police and customs search of the boat found eight men of different nationalities but only two passports. The boat was used to allegedly import 1900, 1kg blocks of cocaine which was earlier this month loaded onto the red trawler Coralynne which had departed from Newcastle. Jus45xyz@gmail.com before doing anything. We will respectfully remove it immediately. -COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER UNDER SECTION 107 OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1976 - Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.