VIDEO: CCTV footage raises questions over fisheries observer death
2024-11-12T14:20:00
Human Rights at Sea International (HRASi) has released CCTV footage from the Taiwanese-flagged fishing vessel WIN FAR 636, renewing calls for a full investigation into the death of Kiribati national Eritara Aati Kaierua, a fisheries observer whose suspicious death at sea remains unresolved.
The newly released footage, dated 11 November 2024, reveals critical scenes showing masked crew members moving Kaierua’s body approximately two hours after his documented time of death.
The footage also captures Kaierua alive in the hours before his death, eating alone in the mess hall and walking through the vessel. Notably, 24 hours passed from his last recorded sighting to the time his body was moved, raising questions about the monitoring of his whereabouts.