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View all search resultsGovt captures foreign vessel flying RI flag for fishing illegally in Natuna Sea
The patrol boat had given the fishing vessel three warning shots before capturing it and its crew.
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he Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) patrol boat the KN Tanjung Datu 301 has captured an Indonesian-flagged vessel carrying a Vietnamese crew for illegally fishing in the North Natuna Sea in Riau Islands on Saturday.
The patrol boat had given the fishing vessel three warning shots before capturing it and its crew.
Bakamla sea operation director Cdre. Suwito said the vessel was found to be foreign despite bearing the Indonesian flag.
The ship, codenamed BT 95212, was manned by 10 Vietnamese crew members, including the captain. Aboard the ship, the Indonesian authorities found about 2 tons of fish with several pieces of dried shark fins.
The vessel did not have the proper documents to fish in Indonesian waters.
“The foreign vessel tried to deceive Indonesian authorities by waving the Indonesia flag to illegally fish within Indonesia’s Exclusive Economic Zone [EEZ],” Suwito said on Saturday.
Col. Arif Rahman led the KN Tanjung Datu 301 and was patrolling the North Natuna Sea in an operation dubbed KAMLAMLA XII/2020 just after midnight on Saturday.
