For the second time, the Thai navy fired on Vietnamese fishing boats.
Regarding the incident in which two Vietnamese fishermen were shot by the Thai Navy when they entered waters believed to be Thai, according to Songkla provincial police, the navy fired warning shots and signaled the Vietnamese fishing boats, but the boats fled, forcing the navy to open fire.
| On July 8, a Thai naval vessel opened fire on a group of Vietnamese fishing boats, injuring two fishermen and leaving one boat driver missing. Of the Ben Tre-registered vessels, two collided with the Thai naval vessel and sank. |
Representative of the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand Nguyen Tat Thanh said that this morning (July 11), the agency met with the fishermen who were arrested by Bangkok last weekend, and said that the two injured people were walking normally because their injuries were not dangerous.
"Citizen protection officers are continuing to work with the Thai side in Songkhla. The embassy has not yet received official information from Thailand and has requested to discuss as soon as possible," Mr. Thanh said.
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According to Ambassador Thanh, Thailand said the coordinates of the incident were 8.02 degrees North and 102 degrees East. Thai authorities are still finalizing the case file so they have not yet tried the Vietnamese fishermen accused of trespassing and illegal fishing. Bangkok had previously planned to bring the Vietnamese fishermen to court today.
Colonel Alongkorn Seemavuth, Chief Inspector of Songkhla Provincial Police, said the two sunken ships were numbered BT 93024 TS and BT 98081 TS, and the two captured ships were BT 93023 TS and BT 93133 TS, according to VNA.
The two injured fishermen are named Nguyen Van Queo (29 years old) and Nguyen Van Linh (25 years old). Queo was injured in the right leg and Linh was injured in the shoulder. The missing captain is about 23 years old, his real name is unknown, commonly known as U.
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| Two fishermen injured |
Previously, Mr. Nguyen Hai Ngoc, First Secretary in charge of citizen protection at the Vietnamese Embassy, affirmed that the act of shooting at foreign fishing boats violating territorial waters is contrary to international law and practice.
This is the second time a Thai warship has opened fire on a Vietnamese fishing boat, causing casualties. Last September, a Thai warship also opened fire on a Vietnamese fishing boat, killing one fisherman.
According to vov/vne
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