31 team from Thai boats ‘taken into Myanmar’

One crewman drowns after Myanmar patrol vessel fires caution shots at boats fishing unlawfully PUBLISHED : 30 Nov 2024 at 20: 29 UPDATED : 30 Nov 2024 at 22: 11 Thai navy patrol vessels dock in Ranong after saving team from the Thai trawlers on which 3 Myanmar ships opened fire, leaving one individual dead and 2 hurt. The hurt were taken to a regional healthcarefacility. (Photo: Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Center Region 3) A Myanmar navy patrol boat opened fire on a group of Thai fishing boats off the coast of Ranong province on Saturday, triggering one angler to drown, and apprehended 31 team members from one of the boats, the Thai Ministry of Defence stated. Two of 15 Thai fishing vessels in the location were fired at after they were discovered operating inbetween 4 and 5.7 nautical miles inside Myanmar waters, ministry representative Thanatip Sawangsang stated in a declaration. Three anglers leapt into the water, one of whom drowned while 2 were saved by the Thai navy, Col Thanatip stated. Vice Admiral Suwat Donsakul, a leader in the 3rd Naval Area, stated earlier that “31 individuals were taken into Myanmar”, without defining who had apprehended them. Col Thanatip stated the Myanmar navy de
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