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Three foreign Indonesian fishing boats detained

KUCHING: Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak detained three foreign Indonesian fishing boats for encroaching on Malaysian waters on Nov 7 at  6.05 am. Sarawak Maritime director First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus said the agency identified the foreign vessels fishing illegally about 110 nautical miles northwest of Tanjung Kidurong. A total of nine crew […]

Capsized vessel refloated, search continues for missing crew

SEBUYAU: The MV Tung Sung cargo ship that capsized in Pulau Burung waters on July 19, was refloated today (July 30). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus in an update, said the vessel that was carrying landscaping rocks, will be towed to a location about eight nautical miles […]

SAR operation for MV Tung Sung suspended

KUCHING: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for the MV Tung Sung ship, which was reported to have capsized on July 20, was suspended yesterday (July 28) at 6pm until the operation to right the ship is completed. Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus said the appointed contractor informed […]

Refloating capsized vessel to be undertaken soon

SEBUYAU: Efforts to refloat the capsized vessel of MV Tung Sung which was carrying landscaping rocks at the Pulau Burung Sebuyau will be made by the shipping company soon. Director of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), Zin Azman Yunus said the refloating process planned requires skilled divers and preparations for underwater operations. He said […]

Local fishing vessels detained for fishery zone violation

BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has apprehended three local fishing boats suspected of breaching valid licence conditions by conducting fishing activities outside the authorised area. The incident took place at approximately 5.60 nautical miles from Mukah Beach, around 11am last Thursday (June 29). Bintulu Maritime Zone director Maritime Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad […]

MMEA detains tugboat’s crew suspected of illegal diesel loading

KUCHING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has apprehended a group of eight crew members, including the captain, on suspicions of unlawfully loading government-owned diesel onto an unidentified tanker. In a press release issued by First Admiral (Maritime) Zin Azman Md Yunus, director of Sarawak MMEA, it was revealed that the estimated value of the […]

SAREX L3 launched until Sept 8, public advised not to panic

KUCHING: The Sarawak Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is conducting a joint Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX) with various agencies and departments. The exercise which started today ends on Thursday. The agency’s Sarawak deputy director of operations Captain (Maritime) Yousry Yaali said the exercise will involve 21 agencies and departments and their assets around the […]

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 […]

Still no sign of missing assistant skipper

SAR Day 5 KUCHING: Rescuers in search of six fishermen reported missing in two separate incidents on October 2 and 3 have recovered an unidentified dead body believed to be one of the missing victims. Officials at the scene said the body was taken to Telaga Air Jetty using a boat and was handed over […]

SAR operations continues on despite bad weather

KUCHING: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for Awang Omar Awang Hasmawi who was reported missing on Oct 2 — as well as five other individuals reported missing on Oct 3 — continued on Tuesday (Oct 5) despite difficult weather conditions. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral Maritime Zin Azman Md Yunus […]