Vo Quoc Toai was sentenced to 18 months in prison for illegally taking four fishermen to Philippine waters to fish for tuna, where they were apprehended by authorities.
Yusiel Lopez, a tugboat captain, was distracted by online shopping, causing his vessel to veer off course, crush a sailboat carrying a group of students, and result in the deaths of three children.
The Ministry of Public Security has posthumously promoted captain Nguyen Xuan Hai, 33, to major, after he died while apprehending 'sand pirates' in Dien Lam commune.
Captain Pham Viet Quyet suddenly convulsed and lost consciousness while steering a fishing vessel at sea, prompting Vinh Long border guards to launch a rescue operation and bring him ashore.
