THE BRITISH CARGO SHIP GLENFALLOCH ARRIVED IN KOBE ON SUNDAY (MARCH 15) FROM SHANGHAI, WHERE ITS SECOND OFFICER IS STILL DETAINED, APPARENTLY ON A CHARGE OF BREAKING HARBOUR REGULATIONS.

THE SECOND OFFICER OF THE GLENFALLOCH, MR PATRICK DUFF, AND THE MASTER OF A SECOND BRITISH CARGO SHIP, CAPTAIN JAMES RAY, WERE ARRESTED BY CHINESE GUARDS IN SHANGHAI LAST WEEK, AND ARE STILL BEING HELD THERE.

THE 9,640-TON GLENFALLOCH SAILED FROM SHANGHAI ON FRIDAY AFTER BEING DETAINED FOR FOUR DAYS. THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE BOAT HAS SAID IT IS LOOKING AT ITS POLICY OF TRADING WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT.