Taipei, March 24 -- Taiwan's Coast Guard seized an unmarked vessel suspected to be a Chinese in the restricted waters off northwest Taiwan, reported by Taiwan News.

At 8 am (local time) on Sunday, a Coast Guard patrol boat probed a suspicious vessel in restricted waters about 37 kilometres northwest of Yongan Fishing Port in Taoyuan's Xinwu District, Taiwan News reported, citing CNA. As the patrol boat reached near the vessel, Coast Guard officers saw that the ship was unmarked and broadcast an order for it to stop for inspection, the report said.

The vessel did not follow the order and evaded inspection by moving in a zigzag pattern. Eventually, the Taiwan's Coast Guard intercepted the vessel. The unregistered fuel freighter's name was...