The Maldives National Defence Force has found a vessel registered to Somalia inside Maldives maritime boundary.
The vessel is now in military custody after having been apprehended roughly 76.5 nautical miles off of Hirilandhoo island in Thaa Atoll.
The vessel, repotedly designed and used for fishing by its crew, was apprehended at about 11:00 pm on Thursday night.
Officers of the Coast Guard had found 11 crew members and 200 tonnes of fish onboard.