"The three ships were confiscated by the Indonesian warship KRI Hiu," spokesman of the Navy First Admiral M. Zainuddin stated here, Wednesday.
The three confiscated vessels are MV Trinity S-850 weighing 109 gross tons (GT), MV LBS 40 weighing 18 GT, and a 30-GT pump boat MV Jhun-Jhun.
The vessels were not carrying any fish as they were caught before conducting poaching activities.
"MV Trinity S-850 had six Filipino crew members, LBS 40 had three Filipino crew members, and CA Jhun-Jhun had 23 crew members, and all the vessels had no cargo onboard," he revealed.
"The Indonesian warship has escorted the three vessels to the Tahuna Naval Base in Sangihe for further legal action," he reported.
The three vessels belong to Alexis Lumbatan, the owner of Trinity Home Industry based in Davao, the Philippines.(*)
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