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Tugboat, barge detained for unlawful operation

KUCHING: A tugboat and a barge were detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for operating with expired documents. Sarawak MMEA director First Admiral (Maritime) Zin Azman Md Yunus disclosed that the tugboat and the barge were stopped approximately five nautical miles from Tanjung Po at around 10pm. He said that an MMEA asset […]

MMEA detains six vessels off Bintulu

BINTULU: Three tugboats and three barges suspected of transferring taxable goods at sea with expired authorisation documents, were detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here on Thursday (Feb 10). Bintulu Maritime Zone director Maritime Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said the vessels were detained by KM Renggis that spotted the activity about 3.5 […]

MMEA detain tugboat, barges for unlawful activities

BINTULU: A tugboat and two barges were detained on suspicion of operating with an expired document. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here stopped a tugboat and a barge approximately 2.5 nautical miles from the Sungai Kemena estuary at 7.45pm on Wednesday (Jan 19). Bintulu MMEA director Capt (Maritime) Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said the […]

Loose barges crash into home

SIBU: A family of four managed to get out to safety after their house in Kampung Hilir here was hit by loose barges yesterday. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 6.45am incident involved three barges that were initially moored in Ulu Lanang and later drifted to Sungai Antu area where they […]