Arresting Chinese ships violating Vietnam's sovereign waters

Upon discovering that Chinese ship number 13056 was illegally violating Vietnam's maritime sovereignty, Squadron 1 and Squadron 2 immediately pursued and captured it.

A Chinese ship carrying more than 100,000 liters of DO oil is being detained by Vietnamese authorities for illegally violating Vietnam's maritime sovereignty - Photo: Provided by Hai Phong Border Guard

On April 2, the Hai Phong City Border Guard Command said it was temporarily detaining a Chinese oil tanker that violated Vietnam's maritime sovereignty in the Gulf of Tonkin.

The ship carrying more than 100,000 liters of DO oil, captained by Dam Thuy Duong, 38 years old, residing in Guangdong province, China, along with two other crew members, all of Chinese nationality, had deeply encroached into Vietnam's waters.

Vietnamese border guard ship approaches Chinese ship violating Vietnam's sovereignty in sea - Photo: Provided by Hai Phong Border Guard

and boarded the Chinese ship for inspection - Photo: Provided by Hai Phong Border Guard

It is known that this ship is used to provide fuel for illegal fishing vessels in Vietnam's waters.

According to information from Hai Phong Border Guard, in the late afternoon of March 31, at the coordinates 190 44'N 1070 20'E, about 12 nautical miles southwest of the demarcation line of the Gulf of Tonkin, in Bach Long Vi island district, the border guard force discovered a Chinese ship with registration number 13056, captained by Dam Thuy Duong, illegally violating Vietnam's maritime sovereignty. Immediately, Squadron 1 and Squadron 2 pursued and arrested it.

Initially confessing to Vietnamese authorities, the Chinese captain said the ship was carrying more than 100,000 liters of DO oil to serve the fuel supply needs of fishing boats in the area.

During the inspection, Vietnamese border guards discovered that the oil had no origin documents, and both other crew members on the ship did not have professional certificates.

By the night of April 1, all three crew members and the violating vehicle were brought by Hai Phong Border Guard forces to anchor at the mouth of Bach Dang River for further investigation.

Captain Dam Thuy Duong, the Chinese pilot of the ship, admitted to illegally entering Vietnam's waters with the purpose of supplying oil to other fishing boats in the area - Photo: Provided by Hai Phong Border Guard

According to Tien Thang/Tuoitre