Coast Guard seized 3 Chinese fishing boats that crossed the border within 24 hours and detained 21 crew members

Strictly crack down on cross-border fishing! Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, my country enters an important flood season for high-economic fisheries, which is a critical season for coastal fishermen's operations. The Coast Guard continues to strengthen patrols in key sea areas. The Coast Guard's Fleet Branch's Eighth (Penghu) and Third (Taichung) Coast Patrol Teams, starting from September 30, vigorously seized three Chinese fishing boats operating across the border in Penghu and central waters within 24 hours, and detained a total of 21 crew members.

The Coast Guard pointed out that the Penghu Coast Guard first seized an unnamed Chinese ship about 22 miles northwest of Huayu Island on September 30. Today, the Taichung Coast Guard conducted a relay operation off the Dajia River and seized a fishing boat with its name written off for cross-border operations. The Penghu Coast Patrol later discovered another fishing boat trawling illegally in the waters about 19.6 miles northwest of Xiyu Island. The vessel still refused to cooperate after honking its horn over the radio. Coast patrol officers then forced boarding and quickly took the vessel back for investigation.

In the face of Chinese fishing vessels with no or obliterated names that are intended to evade detection, the Coast Guard will further verify the identity of the vessels. The Fleet Branch emphasized that during the Autumn Festival fishing season and the northeast monsoon, walrus conditions are changeable. Front-line colleagues are still on duty day and night, patrol intensively, implement the law enforcement principle of "if one crosses the border, ban one", and fully protect the rights and interests of fishermen and maritime resources.