Labuan fishermen rescued from leaking boat
LABUAN: Three local fishermen have been rescued after their boat sprang a leak in the waters off Tanjung Kubong here on Friday. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Labuan director Captain Nudin Jusoh said the fishermen got into difficulties after their boat began taking in water at about 6 pm. “After receiving a distress call at […]
511 passengers after ferry runs aground
ALOR SETAR: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) helped rescue passengers who were stranded after a Langkawi ferry ran aground at the Kuala Kedah estuary at 9.15pm yesterday (Feb 23). Kuala Kedah Maritime Zone commander Noor Azreyanti Ishak said the agency received a call from the Malaysian Marine Department (JLM) that a ferry from Langkawi […]
Body of missing commando found at Tanjung Sepat
MELAKA: The body of Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) commando, Lance Corp Edrin Baintim, 25, who went missing while undergoing dive training in the waters of Pulau Undan on Feb 7 has been found at the mangrove area of Tanjung Sepat, Selangor today. Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Melaka and Negeri Sembilan director Capt (Maritime) Iskandar […]
Fishing boat detained, six arrested for violating licence terms
BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained a local fishing boat for allegedly fishing outside the permitted zone yesterday (Jan 4). MMEA Bintulu Zone director Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said the arrest took place some nine nautical miles off Kuala Tatau around 10.30am. The boat was operated by six crew members including […]
Five detained for transporting logs without permit
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a tugboat and a barge on suspicion of transporting logs without a permit, about 20 nautical miles off Kuala Sungai Miri yesterday. MMEA Miri director Capt (Maritime) Mohd Shafie Paing said they were detained at 10.30am during a routine patrol. The tugboat and barge were manned by […]
Bomba seek help from UMT oceanographers to find boy feared drowned
CHUKAI: The search operation for an 11-year-old boy feared drowned in Sungai Kuala Kemaman near here last Friday, is set to continue with the help of oceanographers from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). Terengganu Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department director Md Hilman Abd Rashid said discussions had been held with UMT to obtain the expertise due […]
MMEA detains tugboat, barge laden with sand
MIRI: The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here today detained a tugboat and a barge laden with sand for failing to produce a port clearance pass and authorisation document to bring sand into Sarawak. MME Miri zone director Captain Mohd Shafie Paing said the arrest took place some 2.8 nautical miles southwest of Kuala Baram […]
Tugboat, barge detained for illegal cargo transfer
BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here detained a tugboat and barge suspected of carrying out unauthorised cargo transfer activities between vessels last Sunday. MMEA Bintulu Zone director, Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said the detention took place some 3.7 nautical miles off Tanjung Batu around 10.30 am. During a routine patrol, a tugboat […]
