The Legal Basis of the Sinking of Foreign Fishing Thieves in the Indonesian Sea is Based on State Law and The UN Convention on the Law of the Marine 1982

A problem that often arises and has the potential to disrupt Indonesia's national economy in utilizing fisheries and marine resources is the practice of fish theft or what can be called Illegal Fishing which is part of IUUF Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fishing Practices by foreign fishermen and local fishermen who use fleet of foreign fishing vessels and fishing gear that can damage marine ecosystems. The fisheries potential that is owned is an economic potential that can be utilized for national economic development. Many problems that arise and have the potential to disrupt the Indonesian national economy in utilizing fisheries and marine resources are the practice of illegal fishing or IUU Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing practices by fishermen using Fleets of foreign fishing vessels and fishing gear that can damage marine ecosystems are the ones that cause the most harm to the country. Meanwhile, Article 69 paragraph 4 states, in carrying out the functions as stated in paragraph 1, fisheries investigators and/or supervisors can take special action in the form of burning and/or sinking foreign-flagged fishing vessels based on sufficient preliminary evidence. In carrying out the functions as referred to in paragraph 1, fisheries investigators and/or supervisors can take special action in the form of burning and/or sinking foreign-flagged fishing vessels based on sufficient preliminary evidenc