MMEA detains oil tanker carrying 15,000 litres of diesel

MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained an oil tanker carrying some 15,000 litres of diesel about eight nautical miles West of Kuala Niah on Saturday. MMEA Miri director Captain Md Fauzi Othman said the vessel had failed to produce port clearance pass upon inspection. Also detained were three local crew members aged between […]

Vietnamese fishing boat with RM1 mln catch detained

BINTULU: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak branch detained a foreign fishing boat for trespassing in Sarawak waters at a distance of 113 nautical miles north of Tanjung Kidurong at about 12.30pm on Saturday (July 11). Bintulu Maritime Zone acting director Maritime Commander Effendy Mohamed Fadil said all 16 vessel crew members including a Vietnamese […]

MMEA Sarawak detains three Vietnamese for encroachment, illegal fishing

KUCHING: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak Region, through its Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone team, have detained a foreign fishing boat with three Vietnamese on board for encroaching into Sarawak waters and carrying out unauthorised fishing activity. State MMEA director First Admiral Maritime Robert Teh Geok Chuan said in a statement today that the trio […]