
PHUKET: Two Indonesian fishing boats were caught fishing illegally in Thai territorial waters off Phuket on Thursday, and the 19 crew members arrested, the Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre said.
Capt Pichet Songtan, chief of the information division, on Friday named the two boats as Sinar Makmur 05, with 14 crew, and KM Bahagia 02, with five crew. They were spotted by a patrol boat around 4pm on Thursday about 38.5 nautical miles from Phuket.