Indonesia sinks 10 illegal foreign fishing vessels


JAKARTA, March 5 (Xinhua): Indonesia has cracked down on illegal fishing in the country's waters by sinking 10 foreign illegal fishing vessels, an official has announced.

"Today (Thursday - March 4) we sank illegal fishing vessels with Vietnamese and Malaysian flags," said Antam Novambar, acting director general of Marine Resources and Fisheries Supervision of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries.

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