#foreign waters

According to the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre, the Republic of Korea's Coast Guard has rescued 17 Vietnamese sailors after their cargo ship sank and took them to a nearby port. Search efforts continued for a missing sailor.

The central coastal province of Quang Ngai has deployed tough measures to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in foreign waters, especially after the European Commission (EC) issued a “yellow card” warning to the country’s fishery sector.