Vietnam : Fisheries trade union opposes attack on Vietnamese ship
The Vietnam Fisheries Trade Union (VFTU) has opposed an attack on aVietnamese fishing boat by vessels of Taiwan (China) in Vietnam’swaters.
A Vietnamese fishing boat.
According to Huynh Van Trung, chairman of the VFTU’s chapter in DuyXuyen district, central Quang Nam province, local fishing vessel QNg90649 TS was attacked by two Taiwanese (China) patrol boats - PP 10052and PP 10053 - on January 6.
The Vietnamese ship was anchored at a position about 4 nautical miles tothe east of Son Ca Island in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spartly) Archipelago.
The Taiwanese boats used water cannons to spray water at the Vietnameseship’s cabin. Vessel PP 10052 rammed the right side of ship QNg 90649,damaging its cabin and sonar equipment, Trung said.
The VFTU condemned such wrongdoings and asked the Taiwanese side toinvestigate the case and compensate the Vietnamese fishermen.
The union also demanded Taiwan prevent any similar actions to avoidaffecting the friendship between Vietnam and Taiwan as well as thelivelihoods of Vietnamese fishermen.
VNA