Indonesia nabs illegal Philippine fishing vessel

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JAKARTA: Indonesia has caught an illegal fishing vessel from the Philippines and its four crew members with fake documents in the Sulawesi Sea, the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry reported.

Acting Director General of Marine Resources and Fisheries Supervision, Pung Nugroho Saksono, said Thursday (March 21) that the vessel was caught on Monday, when it was transporting around 2 tonnes of tuna to General Santos city in the Philippines, according to Xinhua.