Anchor Woman: Rakhine State Chief Minister U Maung Maung Ohn, Member of Emergency Management Leading Committee for the illegal migrants in the sea, Deputy Minister for Immigration and Population U Win Myint together with Special Envoy to the UN Secretary-General Vijay Nambiar and officials on May 23 visited the temporary relief camp at the Alae Than Kyaw village in Maung Taw Township that was opened for boat people.
Deputy Director General, Maung Daw District Immigration Officer, Saw Naing: There are many boat people here. A group led by Lieutenant Commander Kyaw Zayar Oo from Myanmar navy ship No.568, found a boat loaded with boat people, stranded at the Myanmar's sea territory. There are 208 boat people on it. All are boat men, including helmsman, and there are 17 crew members and 3 Bangladeshi interpreters.
They found two trawlers, one is loaded with 208 people and the other one is just empty. The trawler is 68 feets in length and 17 feet in width. According to them, both of the trawlers can carry at least 400 people. We provided shelter and humanitarian assistances to them as well as informed to the concerned regional officials.