Spokesman of the Royal Thai Navy denies news of Vietnamese fishing boats seizing the Gulf of Thailand being inaccurate, revealing that the Navy is not ignoring the news. By continuously organizing patrol boats
Rear Admiral Wirudom Muangjeen, spokesman for the Royal Thai Navy, said: As the media has reported the news Vietnamese fishing boat A large number of people came to fish in the area in front of Nakhon Si Thammarat Bay without Thai security officials going to inspect or monitor those waters.
Navy spokesman Said that the news was inaccurate from reality. In the past, the Royal Thai Navy, through the 2nd Naval Region, together with the Results Management Center Marine National Benefits Part 2 has arranged ships and aircraft. Conduct responsible patrols continuously along with observing and following the behavior of groups of fishing boats illegally entered into fishing in Thailand’s exclusive economic zone which if it is detected Arrest will be carried out. according to authority which has integrated cooperation between the navy by the 2nd Naval Area Administration Center Protect the interests of the nation at sea (Sornchon) and the Thai fishing boat network. In providing information and various clues, on November 4, 2023, the 2nd Naval Region was informed that a Vietnamese fishing boat had been detected in the area of responsibility. Therefore, the Royal Ship Khlong Yai was sent. Inspected but did not find any foreign fishing boats fishing in the area. In the past, we were informed that only 1-2 foreign fisheries were detected or entered to fish in Thailand’s exclusive economic zone, not hundreds of boats. As has been reported in the news, at present there has been a Royal Thepha boat and a Tor 112 boat patrolling the area around Koh Kra. Nakhon Si Thammarat Province and Koh Samui, Surat Thani Province
The arrest of foreign fishing boats who have the behavior of coming to fish in the exclusive economic zone of Thailand There have been several arrests in the past. For fiscal year 2023, the 2nd Naval Region has arranged ships and aircraft to monitor and capture Vietnamese fishing boats 3 times, consisting of 3 fishing boats and 15 crew members. The Thai side Foreign fishing vessels have been warned not to encroach and fish in Thai waters. However, there are still violations. and are often illegally used for fishing by each arrest The officials did not use any violence. and is carried out to protect and maintain national interests at sea, which is one of the important missions of the Navy.
A Navy spokesman further said: The above operation of arresting foreign fishing boats is It is in accordance with the fiscal year 2024 policy of Admiral Adung Phan-iam, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy in his capacity. Deputy Director Center for the Protection of National Maritime Interests that has policies for every department There is integration together. To prevent and dissuade illegal acts at sea. To solve the problems of people in the area To make Thai marine resources abundant stability Sustainable and can be exploited forever
In this regard, the Navy and the National Maritime Interests Administration Center will be integrated with Agencies related to maritime security Including the public and private sectors. To work together to solve the problems of the people that face problems related to various maritime affairs in order to achieve concreteness, stability, prosperity, and sustainability in the future .
Source: Thai News Agency