JAKARTA - The Indonesian Navy (AL) arrested a foreign fishing boat with a Taiwanese flag fishing illegally in the waters of Indonesia's national jurisdiction, the North Natuna Sea, Friday, January 22.
"In a routine patrol carried out by KRI Usman Harun-359 this Friday, there were illegal activities carried out by foreign fishing vessels with the Taiwanese flag. Currently the foreign fishing vessels are being towed to the Ranai Navy Base for further investigation," said Commander Koarmada I. Rear Admiral TNI Abdul Rasyid was reported by Antara, Saturday, January 23.
He said that his party was trying to be present to carry out patrols in the territorial waters of national jurisdiction to maintain state sovereignty and enforce law, and because it was carried out in the middle of a pandemic, it would still apply the COVID-19 health protocol.
"The commitment of the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy Admiral TNI Yudo Margono is clear, the Indonesian Navy will not hesitate to take action against all forms of legal violations that occur in the waters of Indonesia's national jurisdiction, one of which is 'Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing' violations. in the North Natuna Sea, which is the working area that is the responsibility of Koarmada I, "said Pangkoarmada I.
Based on a written statement received by Antara in Batam, KRI USH-359, which was conducting routine patrols under the operational control of the Koarmada Sea Combat Group I (Guspurla Koarmada I), detected a foreign contact suspected of being a fishing boat carrying out fishing activities in the Natuna Sea. North which is the Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone (ZEEI).
KRI Commander Usman Harun (USH) -359 Marine Colonel (P) Binsar Alfred Syaiful Sitorus ordered to approach and confirm the ship which was allegedly carrying out illegal fishing activities.
Foreign fishing boats that know the presence of KRI try to avoid by increasing speed away to the north.
The commander of KRI USH-359 ordered the general danger combat role to signal the foreign fishing vessels to stop. However, the ship was ignored.
With maneuvers, finally the foreign fishing boats were stopped and docked with KRI, which was followed by an inspection by the Visit Board Search and Seizure Team.
From the initial inspection, the foreign fishing boat named Hai Chien Hsing 20 with a weight of 70 Gross Ton (GT) with the Taiwan flag had 9 crew members, two of whom were Taiwanese nationals and seven were Indonesian nationals. The ship is headed by Hu Shih Jung, a citizen of Taiwan.
The ship is suspected of fishing in Indonesia's EEZ without having a valid permit document, using fishing gear that is not in accordance with the regulations.
In the ship there are 12 tonnes of mixed fish in 4 holds.
The Taiwan-flagged ship is suspected of violating Article 93 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 27 paragraph (2) of Law Number 45 of 2009 concerning Fisheries.
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