Thai police seize four Vietnamese fishing boats

Thai marine police on August 1 arrested four Vietnamese fishing boats with 20 crew members accused of illegal fishing in waters off Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat.

The fishermen were taken to Narathiwat police station for questioning.

Thai Police said the boats were intercepted by Thai authorities when they were about 30 nautical miles off the Narathiwat coast.

One day earlier, Thai authorities seized a Vietnamese fishing boat with four fishermen on board off the Pattani province.

Chinese fishing boat warned for entering Vietnamese waters

A Chinese fishing boat was given warnings and chased out of Vietnamese waters after it was found operating near an island off the central province of Quang Tri, local border defense forces said on July 12.

Chinese fishing boat warned for entering Vietnamese waters

Five fishermen on sunk fishing boat return to land

Five fishermen on the QNg 90479 fishing boat that sank after being chased by Chinese boats arrived in Sa Ky port, the central province of Quang Ngai, on July 13 on the QNg 95001 TS fishing boat of captain Huynh Van Khanh.