Bakamla RI Again Arrests Vietnamese KIA In North Natuna Waters

Bakamla RI while securing Vietnamese-flagged KIA in the North Natuna Sea. (photo; doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) arrested a Vietnamese-flagged foreign fishing vessel (KIA) that was illegally catching fish in the waters of North Natuna, Riau Islands, early Saturday, August 20.

"The arrest of the Vietnamese-flagged KIA was when the Bakamla KN Nipah-321 patrol boat was conducting a security and safety patrol in North Natuna waters," said the Public Relations Officer of Young Expert Captain Bakamla Yuhanes Antara from his statement in Batam, Saturday, as quoted by Antara.

When the KN Nipah-321 patrol detected a radar contact, a KIA was carrying out fishing activities in the North Natuna waters at position 06 ° 07'0641” N - 105° 56'8089” T, KIA's position was at 3 Nm in the sea. continental shelf boundary.

"When the KN Pulau Nipah-321 approached, the KIA wanted to flee by increasing speed. Out of suspicion, the Commander of the KN Pulau Nipah-321 immediately ordered to pursue at full speed. It didn't take long for the ship to be stopped and inspected by officers," he said. .

From the results of the initial inspection, KIA data obtained that the Vietnamese-flagged ship with the hull name Chuc Thanh 7 was manned by 17 crew members (ABK) of foreign nationals (WNA) of Vietnamese nationality.

He suspected that KIA Vietnam had violated territorial boundaries and carried out fishing activities in Indonesian marine waters without documents from the government of the Republic of Indonesia. KIA can't turn on yet," said Yuhanes.