Indonesia to free 239 Vietnamese fishermenThe 239 Vietnamese freed by Indonesia are set to return home on October 6. Vietnamese fishermen freed by Indonesia last JuneThe Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia worked with competent local authorities to complete procedures for repatriating the fishermen. The handover of the fishermen was conducted on October 4 at Batam Island, Indonesia. A Vietnamese vessel (coded CSB 8001) completed procedures and received all the released fishermen. With this release, a total of 1,230 Vietnamese fishermen have been repatriated so far this year.

Source: VietNamNet News October 05, 2017 04:18 UTC