China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Coast Guards Chase Chinese Vessel off Vietnam Waters

Mar 9, 2015 | Nguyen Tu and Ba Vinh, Thanh Nien News
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Coast guards in central Vietnam last week chased a Chinese poacher vessel from Vietnamese waters thanks to local fishermen's tip-off. Truong Van Phuong, a fisherman from Da Nang, said he noticed a Chinese fishing boat deep in Vietnamese waters in the morning of March 7. “The [Chinese] boat [looked] similar to the one that hit and sank another Da Nang fishing boat last May,” Phuong said. He said the Chinese boat was sailing close to his boat when he was casting a net. “It seemed very dangerous.”