Norwegian rogue adventurer Jarle Andhøy, 34, along with four other crew members on the 54-foot yacht, Nilaya have been arrested by the Chilean Navy. Andhøy is returning from his second Antarctic voyage, both of which he has undertook without permission, permits or insurance.
His first voyage ended in the sinking of the yacht Berserk II and the loss of three crew. The navy has offered no reason about why the boat was stopped, but Andhoy has been told it was at the request of the New Zealand government. Andhøy is best known for controversial voyages in polar regions usually without permits, or insurance, which have run afoul of the authorities in Norway, Finland, Russia and New Zealand. He was deported from Canada in 2007.
I think it would be more accurate to say “Andhøy CLAIMS he was told, by some unspecified, anonymous person” that the boat was stopped at the request of the New Zealand government.
Given the language difficulties, and given his propensity for “truthiness” of the sort made famous by the administration of G W Bush (eg hearing only what they wanted to hear about mass destruction weapons in Iraq), it’s entirely plausible that someone mentioned that the NZ authorities had advised Sth American authorities to keep an eye open for the vessel (which is a matter of record, and understandable), and that he took this to mean ongoing persecution by NZ, which seems to have become an idée fixe for Jarle of late.
You can’t write a script in which you play the good guy if you don’t have one or more baddies.