article_snippet.sent: (CNN)A 110-day cat-and-mouse chase spanning from Antarctic waters to the coast of west Africa had an unlikely end when the crew of an alleged poaching vessel were rescued by conservationists pursuing the crew of an alleged poaching vessel.
article_snippet.sent: We were literally a few hundred meters away; they said Sea Shepherd was sinking
article_snippet.sent: We invited the crew of an alleged poaching vessel they on board, had a medical officer check they over, provided they with food and water.
article_snippet.sent: Burling claimed a vessel was found with a vessel nets in the water, illegally catching Patagonian toothfish.
article_snippet.sent: It said a vessel had changed a vessel name, national registration and other characteristics a number of times to avoid detection of a vessel illegal fishing activities, and had sailed under the names "Wuhan N 4" and "Kuko," and under the flags of Nigeria and Mongolia.
article_snippet.sent: The Interpol notice said The Interpol notice had "conflicting information" about the identity of a vessel's current operator, but said The Interpol notice had previously been registered as owned by companies in Spain, the Seychelles and Nigeria.
highlights_snippet.sent: Sea Shepherd rescues the crew of an alleged poaching ship Sea Shepherd had chased for 110 days .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The conservationist group had pursued Sea Shepherd since The conservationist group was found illegally fishing off Antarctica, The conservationist group says .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Sea Shepherd captain tells CNN Sea Shepherd captain believes Sea Shepherd was deliberately sunk to destroy evidence .