The M/V Deanne, a vessel is en route to Passage Forth in the Caribbean, makes her way through Sun Island from port Rottmans in Neverplains. The M/V Deanne is a Neverplains flagged vessel navigated by a German master.

Sun Island is a country in the south eastern Mediterranean, a Spanish controlled territory, which has for over a period of eight years, maintained it claim to an EEZ by way of historic title which is an arguable basis for such a claim.

Under the country's Shipping Act of 2015, article 27 provides;

'the carrying out of any marine scientific research, fishing, the laying of submarine cables or the installation of artificial islands is prohibited by foreign vessels in any part of the area which extends 200 nautical miles from the coastal baselines'.

One hundred and fifty (150) nautical miles seaward of the coastal baselines of Sun Island, the m/v Deanne engages in fishing and marine scientific research on a species of coral to be found only in that region.

While navigating through the territorial waters, it is intercepted by the Coast Guard which claims that the fleet to which the vessel belongs is owned by shareholders who are nationals of a non-ratifying state of the maritime labour convention and therefore entry into its waters will present certain hazards.

During its voyage, an incident occurred on board the m/v Deanne, where a German national physically assaulted and robbed an English national on board the vessel. The Coast Guard of Sun Island received notification of this from the master while being intercepted

The M/V Deanne is detained.

The Never plain flag State has raised concerns over the decisions and actions of Sun Island authorities.

As maritime experts, you are required to identify the issues that arise from this presentation and discuss any four issues identified under international conventions. All parties have ratified UNCLOS III.

based on the information given above explain and discuss the flag state to which the vessel is registered is a ratified state, however, the shareholders of M/V Deanne are nationals of a non-ratifying state and the national country of the English crewmember whom was assaulted and robbed by his fellow German crewmember may pursue harsher penalties than that to be imposed by Sun Island.