The southernmost province of Ca Mau has urged the Vietnamese Consulate and Embassy in Malaysia to take urgent measures to bring home two Vietnamese fishermen who are being put in temporary detention.

Duong Hoang Giang and Le Thanh Tung were reported missing after their fishing ship was hit hard by a foreign merchant ship on August 30.

In a letter sent to the provincial People’s Committee on September 19, Giang said they are currently in custody in Kuala Berang prison in Negeri Terengganu province, Malaysia.

Meanwhile, Giang and Tung were fished out by the New Guardia crew, who later delivered them to Malaysian police, Giang said in his letter.