Indonesia sank 6 Vietnamese boats for illegal fishing

Indonesian navy sank 6 Vietnamese boats Saturday in Batam for illegal fishing, Jakarta Post reported Monday (Photo/CFP)

Indonesian navy sank six illegal fishing boats from Vietnam on Saturday, in Batam, Riau, according to a report of Jakarta Post on Monday.

The boats had entered Indonesian territory and were found to have exploited marine resources, said the report.

“The boats have been found guilty by the court of illegal fishing in our territory,” Jakarta Post quoted spokesperson of Indonesian Navy’s Western Fleet as saying.

It has been reported that in the first year of President Joko Widodo leadership, Indonesia sank 106 foreign boats for fishing illegally in Indonesian waters. The boats were mostly from Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand.

Media reported 41 empty fishing boats suspected of illegal fishing, including a large Chinese ship seized in 2009, were blown up by Indonesia on May 20, 2015.