Fines for anchoring ships and boats in the wrong place to avoid storms

Fines from 500,000 VND to 1 million VND for the act of anchoring ships and boats to avoid or shelter from storms in violation of regulations.

“Failure to comply with the request of competent authorities to evacuate to ensure safety; Failure to comply with the request of competent authorities to move ships operating on rivers or reservoirs to prevent and combat floods, storms, and tropical depressions” shall be subject to a warning or a fine of 200,000-300,000 VND.

This is a regulation in Decree 139/2013/ND-CP stipulating administrative sanctions for violations in the exploitation and protection of irrigation works; dykes; flood and storm prevention and control, which has just been issued by the Government.

Anchoring boats to avoid storms

The Decree also stipulates a fine of 500,000 VND to 1 million VND for acts of anchoring ships and boats to avoid or shelter from storms in violation of regulations of competent authorities.

The fine has increased to 1-3 million VND for acts of not complying with requests from competent authorities to move to avoid storms, tropical depressions or dangerous weather of ships operating at sea.

Failure to comply with the decision of a competent authority to prohibit ships from going to sea in case of storms, tropical depressions or dangerous weather at sea will be subject to a fine of 3-5 million VND.

According to the Decree, fines of 2.5-5 million VND will be imposed on illegal anchoring of boats, rafts, and other vehicles into flood and storm prevention works.

Fines of up to 20-30 million VND for one of the following acts: Illegally drilling, surveying, exploiting soil, rock, sand, gravel, minerals, underground water within the protection area of ​​flood and storm prevention works; Misusing flood and storm prevention works.

The use of explosives within the protection area of ​​flood and storm prevention works will be fined from 30-50 million VND./.

According to vov.vn