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Sunday, September 16, 2007

Chinese boat poaching in Indonesian waters

Biak, Papua (ANTARA News) - An Indonesian Navy patrol boat intercepted a Chinese Siong Siong Hay boat when it was poaching in Padaido waters in Biak Numfor district early on Sunday, an official said.

The KRI Taliwangsa ship had trailed the Chinese boat carrying 19 crew members since Saturday afternoon before the latter was caught 10 miles east of Padaido island, Indonesian ship commander Capt Toto Irianto said here Sunday.

KRI Taliwangsa crew members did not find any compulsory document on Siong Siong Hay`s activity when they searched the Chinese boat, he said.

The Siong Siong Hay boat was now held in a pier belongs to Mina Jaya fishery firm in Semau village here.

Toto said the local officials found hard to interrogate the Chinese farmers as they could not speak English and were looking for a Chinese interpreter for a question.

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