The corvette, KRI Imam Bonjol was said to have opened fire after the group of fishing vessels failed to respond to instructions given. “After several warning shots were ignored, [ Imam Bonjol ] placed a shot across the bow of one of the 12 fishing vessels,” said the service, adding that only then did the fishing vessel that was fired upon complied.
The Chinese vessel, which has been identified by IHS Maritime as Qiong Dan Zhou 19038 , has since been detained with its crew of six men and a woman on the TNI-AL’s base at Ranai in Riau Islands. The rest of the fishing vessels in the group successfully fled the scene, said the service.
- An Indonesian warship has opened fire on a group of Chinese vessels, injuring one fisherman
- Incident threatens to further escalate tensions between Beijing and Jakarta over the disputed waters
The Chinese vessel, which has been identified by IHS Maritime as Qiong Dan Zhou 19038 , has since been detained with its crew of six men and a woman on the TNI-AL’s base at Ranai in Riau Islands. The rest of the fishing vessels in the group successfully fled the scene, said the service.
An Indonesian Navy Kapitan Pattimura (Parchim I)-class corvette, KRI Pati Unus. The ship is similar to KRI Imam Bonjol, the ship that opened fire on a group of Chinese vessels said to be fishing illegally in the Natuna islands region in June 2016. Source: Indian Navy
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Good on the Indonesians for Standing up to these Chinese fishing vessels ,stealing all the fish .