Fishing Vessel with 31 Illegal Immigrants Stopped|小琉球外海 查獲漁船搭載31名偷渡客


Taiwan enacted border controls as part of its efforts to contain coronavirus disease 2019, banning the entry of foreigners. Recently, a Taiwan-registered fishing vessel made an attempt to smuggle 31 Vietnamese nationals into the country, but was spotted to the southwest of Liuqui Island. The Coast Guard Administration boarded the vessel and followed disease prevention measures while interrogating the illegal immigrants.


Captain, please turn off the motor.

The Coast Guard Administration orders the captain of a fishing vessel to get ready to be boarded after noticing suspicious activity as the vessel sailed in the waters to the southeast of Liuqiu Island. The CGA discovered the vessel was carrying numerous illegal immigrants. CGA personnel were unnerved as the majority were not wearing face masks.

Hold out your hands, hold out your hands.

Upon boarding the vessel, Coast Guard personnel wearing protective clothing, masks, and protective goggles disinfected the hands and took the temperatures of the illegal immigrants. They also handed out masks. Taiwan previously enacted border controls as a disease prevention measure, which included banning the entry of foreigners. This boat, which was registered in Taiwan, was carrying 31 illegal immigrants from Vietnam and attempting to smuggle them into Taiwan.

The inspectors wore protective clothing and masks during the entire process, and isolated them during the interrogations. Kaohsiung's Cieding District Public Health Center and Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine personnel will handle the quarantine work.
The illegal immigrants were interrogated on shore in a well-ventilated location with transparent partitions separating them. Prosecutors also questioned them via videoconference, and filed a request to detain two Taiwanese crew members for violating the Immigration Act. The 31 illegal immigrants will be sent to a quarantine center, and prosecutors will determine whether to prosecute them after they complete the 14-day quarantine.



「船長,麻煩你停車,麻煩你停車。」

海巡艦艇攔檢,屏東小琉球海面船隻形跡可疑,一靠近甲板上躺滿偷渡人士,大多數沒戴口罩,讓海巡人員相當緊張。

「手伸出來,手伸出來。」

海巡人員身穿防護衣,配戴口罩、護目鏡,要求這群越南偷渡人士雙手噴灑酒精、量體溫,同時還發送每人一個口罩,嚴格檢疫,就因為台灣實施邊境管制,外籍人士限制入境,但這艘我國籍漁船,卻一口氣載運31名越南籍偷渡人士,企圖闖關上岸。

屏東查緝隊副隊長 詹端恩表示:「查緝人員全程配戴防護衣、口罩等,以及實施隔離訊問等措施,並由衛生局及防疫局人員,實施檢疫工作。」

海巡人員在岸邊通風處進行問訊,中間隔著透明隔板,檢方也採用遠距視訊偵訊,其中兩名台灣籍船員,遭依違反入出國及移民法,聲押獲准,而31名越南籍人士,將送往特定場所檢疫14天,期滿再追究刑責。