Crew, cargo ship detained for having no pass
TANJUNG MANIS: Failure to produce a port clearance pass resulted in the detention of four crew members and a cargo ship loaded with diesel about 1.1 nautical miles south of Tanjung Jerijih today (Sept 30). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone director Commander Mohd Ariz Md Kassim said the arrest took place […]
Tugboat crew feared drown
MIRI: Search and rescue (SAR) operation have yet to find a tugboat crew who went missing after he jumped into the Kuala Baram river near a jetty next to the Asean Bridge here on Wednesday. Adriadi Kristianto, 34, an Indonesian national, had reportedly jumped into the river to untie the boat’s rope that got entangled […]
Crew member feared drowned after falling overboard
MIRI: A crew member of a vessel is feared drowned after falling overboard on Wednesday (Sept 9). It is believed that the incident occurred around 2pm off Kuala Baram waters. A police report was lodged by the vessel’s operation manager. Nine firemen from the Lopeng fire station led by PBK II Nasir Razali rushed to […]
Agent fined for bringing in crew member illegally
KUCHING: An agent of the LNG Jupiter ship, who was guilty for illegally bringing in an Indonesian crew member, was fined RM4,000 on Aug 18. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the Immigration Department took legal action against the accused at the Bintulu Sessions Court. “The accused was charged […]
Now it’s Alam Cluster threat
KUCHING: A new Covid-19 cluster has been detected in Sarawak and it is called Alam Cluster. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), four positive cases were detected on Thursday (Aug 20) as a result of the initial screening of five crew members of a ship anchored in Bintulu waters which returned from Toyama […]
Thai vessel, 10 crew members detained
TANJUNG MANIS: Ten crew members of a vessel from Thailand have been detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for encroaching into Malaysian waters. A MMEA Tanjung Manis spokeperson in a statement yesterday said the arrest was made at 3.30pm on Wednesday some 1.8 nautical miles off the northwest of Tanjung Jerijeh. “Rescue Boat […]
