Illegal Vietnamese Vessel Rams Thai Navy Ship, Causing Damage

A Vietnamese fishing vessel rammed a Royal Thai Navy patrol ship while attempting to escape capture during an operation against illegal fishing earlier this week.

The Thai Navy confirmed the incident on Feb 26, stating that four crew members were arrested, and the vessel was seized for legal action.

Thai authorities had been monitoring a group of 10 foreign fishing boats conducting unauthorised activities and launched an enforcement mission to intercept them.

Since February 22, authorities had been tracking Vietnamese fishing vessels engaged in illegal fishing, including pair trawling and light-lure squid fishing, near Thailand’s southeastern maritime boundary with Cambodia.

These boats entered Thai waters at night to fish and returned beyond the boundary by daybreak to avoid detection.

The First Naval Area Command, in coordination with the Maritime Enforcement Command Centre (MECC), launched an operation in the early hours of February 27.

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