‘SABOTAGED’:In a separate incident, Indonesia said eight Chinese fishermen caught in what it said was its waters would be processed in accordance with Indonesian law
Taipei Times
Date: Mar 22, 2016
By: Staff writer, with CNA
Two Taiwanese fishing boats reported that they were fired upon by what they
Taiwanese fishing vessel “Sheng Te Tsai,” is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo: CNA
believed to be an official Indonesian vessel while in the Strait of Malacca early yesterday.
The owner of the Sheng Te Tsai, registered in Pingtung County’s Liouciou Township (琉球), surnamed Lee, said he received a satellite telephone call from the skipper, Lin Nan-yang, shortly after 5am to say that his ship and the Lien I Hsing No. 116 were being shot at.
In one of the messages sent from the ships, crew members said they believed the vessel belonged to the Indonesian military, because they saw “2804” on the vessel, which is used for official vessels of the Southeast Asian nation.
The two Taiwanese ships, which were heading to Singapore to offload their catches and stock up on supplies, reported their location at 6 degrees 15 minutes north latitude and 97 degrees 40 minutes east longitude respectively when the shooting took place. [FULL STORY]
