Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010 was a fishing trawler registered in China.
[4] On 14 March 2016, the Argentine Mantilla-class patrol vessel Prefecto Derbes shelled and sunk Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010; all 32 crew members were rescued.
[4] The Coast Guard reported that it hailed the fishing vessel over radio—in Spanish and English—and both visual and audio signals were sent to make contact.
However, the vessel turned off its fishing lights and proceeded to flee towards international waters without responding.
The Argentine foreign minister, Susana Malcorra, said that they hoped the incident would not damage the bilateral relations.