Three Vietnamese fishing boats impounded off Songkhla
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The Thai navy impounded three Vietnamese fishing boats for intruding into Thai territorial waters on Wednesday.
After being informed by a Thai fishing boat that about 10 Vietnamese fishing boats had intruded into Thai territorial waters, a Royal Thai Navy patrol vessel and reconnaissance aircraft entered the area and found the boats east of Kra island in Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Three Vietnamese boats – CM 99102 TS, CM 99207 TS, and CM 99129 TS – were impounded and 30 Vietnamese crew members were taken into custody.
Rear Admiral Somsak Wanichcharoen, Chief of Staff of Songkhla Naval Region 2 said he has ordered patrols of the area and the impounding of any other fishing boats found to violate Thai territorial waters.
