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Chinese flagged fishing vessels invade Vietnamese waters – Photo: Thai Binh Province CPO provided
At around 9:30 am on December 21, the Thai Binh Province Border Guard (CPBP) received news from fishermen about two fishing boats flying Chinese flags that profoundly infringed on the sovereignty of the waters in Thai Province Binh, on the spot. degrees 20 degrees 19 minutes 00 north latitude, 106 degrees 51 minutes east longitude (about 15 nautical miles from the mouth of Ba Lat in the northeast).
Immediately after receiving the news, the Thai Binh Province Border Guard Command informed the Border Guard Command and the Provincial People’s Committee, and organized the fleet of ships of the 2nd Squadron to enter service.
At 12 o’clock on the same day, the 2nd Squadron fleet detected two foreign fishing vessels operating about 2 km southeast of the Thai Binh gas field.
These two fishing boats have a green and white characteristic, about 40 m long and 8 to 10 m wide, in the shape of a club. Upon seeing the ships of the 2nd Squadron, this group of ships fled.
Thai Binh’s border forces issued a warning loudspeaker, chasing foreign ships out of the waters under Vietnam’s sovereignty.
