MMEA detains Viet fishing vessels
KUCHING: The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Offshore Patrol Vessel 1 (OPV1) intercepted two Vietnamese foreign fishing vessels about 210 nautical miles northwest of Mukah yesterday (Feb 4). Sarawak Maritime director First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus said MMEA made its maiden arrest between 10.45 am and 11.15 am, detaining both fishing vessels which were […]
One dead, 9 missing as Indonesian fishing ship capsizes
JAKARTA: One person died and nine others were missing after an Indonesian fishing ship sank in the Indian Ocean, a search and rescue operation is underway, a senior rescuer said on Thursday. Head of the Search and Rescue Office of Bali Province Gede Darmada said that the ship, KM Linggar Petak 89, was hit […]
Fishing a good pastime
‘There are always new places to go fishing. For any fisherman, there’s always a new place, always a new horizon.’ –Jack Nicklaus, American professional golfer. I am not a busybody by nature and normally, I don’t give advices freely to strangers. But recently, I could not resist giving a piece of advice, which I deemed […]
Poor weather hampers search for missing fisherman
MUKAH: Inclement weather hampered the fifth day of the search and rescue (SAR) operation for a local fisherman who was reported missing after the fishing boat he was in capsized on Sept 20. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu Zone director Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said as of 12pm, the weather took a turn […]
Boats detained for fishing in unlisted zone
MIRI: Two local fishing boats with nine Indonesian crew members have been detained for encroaching into a restricted fishing zone not listed in their licences. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Miri chief Captain Md Fauzi Othman said the Class C boats were spotted about seven nautical miles off north Kuala Baram during ‘Ops Permai’ at […]
Boat seized for fishing too close to beach
MIRI: A local fishing boat with five local crew members on onboard was seized on Friday afternoon by the Miri Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for fishing too close to the beach in Tanjung Payung. The boat was spotted and detained at about eight nautical miles North West from the area around 1pm. Also seized […]
MCO defier missing in Rajang River
SIBU: A retired policeman who defied the ongoing movement control order (MCO) by going fishing in Rajang River was reported missing yesterday. District police chief, ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, who confirmed the incident said 63-year-old Lim Lian Tiong from Jalan Permai Jaya was indeed missing. “He was fishing with his 29-year-old nephew when their boat […]
