Indonesian Navy apprehends two Malaysian-flagged vessels


  • Nation
  • Monday, 13 Mar 2017

Indonesian Navy's Western Fleet Quick Response Team members pose with alleged pirates caught in the Strait of Malacca. Pix The Jakarta Post.

JAKARTA: The Indonesian navy arrested two Malaysian-flagged vessels that were allegedly fishing illegally in Indonesian waters in the Strait of Malacca on Sunday.

Spokesman for the Indonesian naval base (Lantamal) I in Belawan, North Sumatra, Maj. Sahala Sinaga, said 10 Myanmarese crew members had been detained.

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