All ten crew members from the fishing boat PY 90260 TS which was seizedby Brunei authorities on May 21 were in good health, according to theVietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).
TheMoFA sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy of Brunei in Vietnam andinstructed officials at the Vietnamese Embassy in Brunei to work withrelevant agencies in the country to verify the information and learn allthe facts of the situation. The Ministry has asked Brunei to quicklyrelease the boat owned by Do Van Phung and its crew.
Vietnamese embassy officials in Brunei have visited the fishermen andwill continue to monitor the situation and provide support to protectthe fishermen's legitimate rights and interests. /.