MMEA detains tugboat and barge for offences
KUCHING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here have detained a tugboat and a barge as well as six crew members for various offences yesterday (Apr 10). MMEA Sarawak director First Admiral Kamal Ariffin Jusoh in a statement, said that the detention took place around 2.50pm during an ‘Ops Khas Pagar Laut’ patrol. The vessels […]
Missing crew member found safe after river jump
MELUDAM: A crew member who was reported missing after he jumped into the Batang Saribas to avoid a collision between a tugboat and a bridge pillar last night (Apr 7), has been safely located. The incident happened near Kampung Beladin as the tugboat, manned by four crew members, was en route from Kuching to Beladin. […]
MMEA detains tugboat, crew for various offences
TANJUNG MANIS: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a tugboat and a barge, arresting six crew members on suspicion of committing various offences during an inspection last Sunday. Tanjung Manis MMEA Zone Director Commander Gilbert Tinggak Numpang said that the offenses, committed under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952, include not having a valid domestic […]
Tugboat, barge detained over failure to inform on change of skipper
KUCHING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak has detained a tugboat with a barge and 10 crew members for failing to produce a written proof on the change of skipper last Sunday (Oct 1). MMEA Sarawak director First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus said a patrol vessel detected a tugboat anchored with a barge […]
Tugboat, crewmen detained in Kuala Baram
MIRI: Failure to notify the authorities on the change of skipper resulted in a tugboat being detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) at 3.3 nautical miles southwest of Kuala Baram. MMEA Miri director Captain Mohd Shafie Paing said the tugboat was detained during a routine patrol. The vwssel was manned by a local […]
Tugboat crew members detained for port violation
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a tugboat and its nine crew members at around 3.3 nautical miles northwest of Kuala Baram on Saturday (April 8) morning. According to MMEA Miri director Captain Mohd Shafie Paing’s statement, the tugboat was stopped by an MMEA patrol boat at 11 am for violating the Merchant […]
RM7.7 mln diesel seized from two vessels, skippers held
MIRI: Authorities seized RM7,700,400 worth of diesel from an oil tanker and a tugboat which were allegedly transferring the subsidised item illegally at the Sungai Baong river bank here yesterday. General Operations Force (GOF) 12th Battalion and Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) also detained the two vessels in the raid at […]
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 […]
Tugboat, sand-laden barge detained
BINTULU: A barge laden with sand and a tugboat together with a crew of five Indonesians, including the skipper, sailed right into the arms of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) at 1.6 nautical miles off Tanjong Kidurong Bintulu, yesterday. The crew members, aged between 31 and 56 years, were found to have expired work […]
TAS slips into the red
KUCHING: Shipbuilder TAS Offshore Bhd has slipped into the red with group net loss to RM1.51 million for financial year ended May 31, 2022 (FY2022) from net profit of about RM1.9 million in the preceding year. This was despite a sharp increase in group revenue to RM57.5 million from RM34.9 million year-on-year. Losses per share […]
