The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) announced the seizure of a Vietnamese fishing boat and its crew today, for illegally fishing in Thailand’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Gulf of Thailand.

Vietnamese fishing boat seized in Songkhla, 5 crew arrested

Vice Admiral Arpa Chapanon, head of the First Region Marine Resources Protection Centre, told a media conference that the skipper of the Vietnamese vessel rammed the RTN’s HMS Thepa as it tried to escape.

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By Thai PBS World