Foreign fishing vessels detained for encroachment
BINTULU: Two foreign fishing boats were detained for fishing in Malaysian waters, about 110 nautical miles north of Tanjung Sirik. According to Bintulu MMEA director Capt (Maritime) Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad, the two foreign fishing boats were detected around 2.50pm by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). They were detained around 3.15pm on May 15. […]
Intrusion of foreign vessels off Sarawak: No let-up in ops against encroachers
KUALA LUMPUR: The government will continue to implement Ops Naga, which is an integrated operation by various agencies to curb encroachment of foreign fishing vessels and prevent loss of the country’s marine resources, especially in Sarawak and Sabah waters. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Mohamed Said told the Dewan Rakyat that since the operation was […]
MMEA detains two foreign vessels, crew members
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Monday (June 28) detained two foreign fishing vessels along with 13 crew members, including two Vietnamese skippers, about 39 nautical miles off Sungai Miri. MMEA Miri director Capt (Maritime) Md Fauzi Othmab said the two vessels were stopped during a patrol around 1pm. One of the boats flew […]
Two foreign fishing boats detained
BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu Zone on Thursday detained two foreign fishing boats along with its 25 crew members about 87 nautical miles northwest of Kuala Kemena. Acting director of MMEA Bintulu Zone Commander Maritime Effendy Mohamed Fadil said the arrests were made by the patrolling asset at the area, known to […]
Foreign fishing trawler, fishermen detained
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) recently detained a foreign fishing trawler for encroaching and illegally fishing in Malaysian territorial waters. According to MMEA Miri director Captain Md Fauzi Othman, his enforcement team spotted and intercepted the boat about 36 nautical miles northwest of Kuala Baram around 6.15pm on Thursday. “We arrested three boat […]
Foreign vessels ordered to turn back
SARIKEI: Two foreign fishing vessels were ordered to turn back after being detected entering the state’s waters about 75.1 nautical miles northwest of Tanjung Sirik last Wednesday. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director Zin Azman Md Yunus said the vessels were detected around 8am during ‘Ops Benteng’ and ‘Ops Khas Kuda Laut’ patrols along […]
