Indonesia seizes Vietnamese vessel for suspected illegal fishing

An official from the Directorate General of Oceanic and Fisheries Resources Surveillance escorting three Vietnamese fishermen at a port in Batam on Nov 5, 2025. - JP

JAKARTA: The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has seized a Vietnamese fishing vessel and detained its three crew members for allegedly operating illegally in the Natuna Sea.

The ministry’s Director General of Oceanic and Fisheries Resources Surveillance (PSDKP), Pung Nugroho Saksono, said the vessel was intercepted by authorities on Nov 1.