Philippine navy detains Vietnamese fishing boat

Updated September 1, 2008 14:13:54

Philippine security forces have detained a Vietnamese fishing boat and its 13 crew for poaching in Philippine territorial waters.

Sailors from a naval patrol boarded the vessel in the Sulu Sea after a 30-minute chase in which warning shots were fired.

The fishing boat is being towed to the island resort of El Nido, where the crew will be charged with illegal fishing.

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