Had Maneuvered Maneuvering, Bakamla Successfully Captured A Vietnamese-flagged Ship With A Loading Of 5 Tons Of Fish

Bakamla personnel arrested a foreign fishing vessel (KIA) with a Vietnamese flag that carried out illegal fishing in Indonesian / ANTARA waters and jurisdictions.

TANJUNGPINANG- The Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) arrested a foreign fishing vessel (KIA) with the Vietnamese flag that carried out illegal fishing in Indonesian waters and jurisdictions in the North Natuna Sea, Riau Islands (Kepri). The arrests began when KN Marore-322 Bakamla was conducting marine security and safety patrols on Friday, August 11 and saw a ship carrying out fishing in Indonesian waters at 09.58 WIB. "The radar judge reported that the ship did not turn on AIS and was in position at a bar of 317 a distance of 12 nanometers," said the Indonesian Bakamla Youth Expert Public Relations Officer Captain Bakamla Yuhanes in a written press release received in Tanjungpinang, Antara, Sunday, August 13. Furthermore, said Yuhanes, KN Marore-322 immediately approached the target ship. At around 10.28 WIB with a distance of 1.4 nanometers, it was visually seen that the fishing boat was a foreign fishing vessel (KIA) with the Vietnamese flag with the hull name BD 97178 TS. However, a moment later the target ship maneuvered with the intention of escaping from the pursuit of the KN Marore-322 team. "As a result, at 10.58 WIB, the team managed to stop and board the target ship. After that, checking the ship's documents, crew, cargo, and location of KIA based on GPS," he said. After the initial inspection, Yuhanes continued, the Vietnamese KIA contained 12 crew members (ABK) and 5 tons of fish cargo. At around 12.00 WIB, KIA was arrested and escorted to Batam waters for further investigation. From the provisional suspicion, the ship carried out illegal fishing in Indonesian waters and jurisdictions without any clear documents and permits.

"This violates Law Number 45 of 2009 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 2004 concerning Fisheries Article 5 paragraph (1 b) and Law Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation," said Yuhanes.