Western Hemisphere 103
MID#3120
Dispute Number: 3120
Date(s): February 7, 1980
Participants: 100 Colombia/93 Nicaragua
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Nicaragua canceled a treaty signed in 1930 that had ceded several Carib-
bean islands believed to contain oil reserves to Colombia. Colombia responded by
reinforcing bases around San Andreas with a submarine and several warships.
MID#4145
Dispute Number: 4145
Date(s): April 1994
Participants: 93 Nicaragua/100 Colombia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Nicaragua seized two Colombian fishing vessels.
MID#4263
Dispute Number: 4263
Date(s): October 24, 2001 to November 2001
Participants: 100 Colombia/93 Nicaragua
Outcome (and Settlement): Released (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On October 24, 2001, Colombia seized the Nicaraguan fishing boat Danny
Junior and its crew of 11 Nicaraguans and one Honduran, near Quitasueno Key in
disputed waters. The Colombians brought the Danny Junior to port at San Andres,
accused the crew of illegal fishing, and imposed a fine of 8 million pesos (approxi-
mately $8,000). Nicaragua sent a note of protest to the Colombian government, and
Colombia released the boat in November. The dispute over the islands continued, and
Nicaragua filed for relief at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in December 2001.
The ICJ delivered judgment on December 13, 2007. The judgment awarded Colombia
the disputed islands and called on Nicaragua and Colombia to settle their maritime
borders together.
93 Nicaragua/255 Germany
MID#522
Dispute Number: 522
Date(s): May 7, 1918
Participants: 93 Nicaragua/255 Germany, 300 Austria-Hungary