The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia said it sent 37 Vietnamese fishermen back to Vietnam on Tuesday, in coordination with Indonesian agencies.

Vietnamese news agency VNA cited the embassy as saying a total of 57 fishermen were released this time, but due to limited flight seats, 20 will be flown home today.

The men were detained by Indonesian officials after they were allegedly caught fishing off the coast of Binh Thuan, Kien Giang, Tien Giang and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces, reports Radio Free Asia.

This year, nearly 1,200 Vietnamese fishermen on 105 fishing vessels were detained by Indonesia. The figure was 750 in 2015.

– with other agencies