A senior official from Taiwan says four of the island's fishing vessels have been detained by Myanmar for possibly entering the country's waters without permission.Taiwan's Fisheries Agency Deputy Director-General Tsai Jih-yao said Monday the vessels and the crew members have been held in Yangon since last week. The island's Foreign Ministry is trying to get in touch with the Myanmar government.
Tsai declined to release the names of the vessels and to say how many crew members were detained. Local media identified the two vessels as the "Ho Yi Fa" and "Min Cheng Yi" and said there are Taiwanese, Filipino and Indonesian crew members on board.
It is common for Taiwanese fishing vessels to be detained by foreign governments for entering or fishing in their waters illegally.
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