Gunmen free 3 crew of S'kan-based trawler
Published on: Friday, December 09, 2016
Sandakan: Unidentified gunmen have released three Indonesian crewmen of a fishing trawler on Tuesday after being held overnight by unidentified gunmen. The three men were held close to the southern Philippines Island of Baguan on Monday before being released.All three fishermen were reportedly released unhurt, and it is believed that the owner of the Sandakan-based trawler or agents of the trawler's owner crossed the border to negotiate the immediate release of the three crewmen and the boat.
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Filipino sources in Taganak said the three Indonesian crewmen were held by "unidentified" gunmen as they were poaching within Philippine waters.The sources claimed that the gunmen used a twin-engine wooden boat to intercept the trawler for poaching within a rich fishing ground near Baguan, which is close to Sandakan.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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