Boat detained for fishing in prohibited area
TANJUNG MANIS: A local Class C fishing boat was detained on Wednesday for fishing in a prohibited area. The boat was detained by the Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) at 5.40 pm, five nautical miles northwest from Kuala Paloh, Sarikei. Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone director Commander (Maritime) Gilbert Tinggak Numpang received tips from the maritime […]
MMEA stops vessel operating illegally
MIRI: A skipper and two crewmen were arrested and their vessel seized after Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) officers here found it operating with an expired licence. In a statement MMEA director, Captain Md Fauzi Othman said the vessel was held by a patrol team about 16 nautical miles, north-west of Tanjung Payung here on […]
Fishing vessel, six crew members detained
TANJUNG MANIS: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a Class C fishing vessel and six of its crew members on Monday (Aug 2). Maritime Zone director Commander Mohd Ariz Md Kassim said the vessel was detained at about 44 nautical miles from Tanjung Jerijeh, Belawai at 4.30pm. “Further inspections found that the vessel’s license […]
Vietnamese fishing vessel detained
KUCHING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a Vietnamese fishing boat about 100 nautical miles from Tanjung Po near here on Tuesday (May 25). Sarawak MMEA director First Admiral (Maritime) Zin Azman Md Yunus said the action was the result of gathered intelligence and tip-off from the local fishing community regarding the intrusion of […]
MMEA nabs foreign fishing vessel, seizes 400kg catch
TANJUNG MANIS: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a foreign fishing vessel for intrusion into Sarawak waters using a fake registration number last Wednesday. MMEA Tanjung Manis director Maritime Commander Mohd Ariz Md Kassim said the arrest took place about 107 nautical miles north of Tanjung Sirik. “The team went to inspect the vessel […]
One new case detected
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one new positive Covid-19 case in Kuching yesterday, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 584. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said Case 584 was a foreigner working at a fishing vessel company in Kuching. “The Indonesian man had undergone a screening […]
