Naval officers arrest 16 crewmen from five Vietnamese fishing trawlers in the Gulf of Thailand in Trat on Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by Jakkrit Waewkraihong)TRAT - The navy arrested 16 crew members of five Vietnamese trawlers for illegally fishing in the Gulf of Thailand in this eastern province on Tuesday afternoon. Naval officers on board the HTMS Khirirat patrol ship spotted five foreign fishing trawlers encroaching on Thai waters at around 2.30pm. Cdr Kongkrit Ponying, commander of the HTMS Khirirat, said the five trawlers had encroached on Thai waters to catch fish and squid for 15 days. Following a tip-off from local fishermen, the First Fleet dispatched the patrol ship to intercept those foreign trawlers.

Source: Bangkok Post April 04, 2017 11:37 UTC