Manhunt for five escaped Vietnamese fishermen
MIRI: The authorities have launched a manhunt for five Vietnamese fishermen who escaped from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detention facility here on Thursday (July 15). District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari confirmed that they have received a report pertaining to the incident. “We will be assisting MMEA Miri to track down the male […]
Vietnamese fined for illegal fishing
KUCHING: The Sessions Court here yesterday fined six Vietnamese fishermen who pleaded guilty to illegally entering and fishing in Malaysian waters. Judge Maris Agan fined boat skipper Tran Ngaon, RM10,000 in default three months in prison while the five crews were each fined RM7,000 in default three months in jail. All six foreigners were also […]
MMEA detains foreign vessel and crew
MIRI: A foreign vessel with 18 crew members from Vietnam was detained by the district Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) last Friday morning (Aug 28) at Tanjung Baram for encroaching into Malaysian waters. According to Miri MMEA director, Captain Md Fauzi Othman, the vessel was detained for suspicious activity around 135 nautical miles off the area around 12.30am. […]
Vietnamese fishermen arrested, RM2.5 mln worth of items seized
KUCHING: The crew of two Vietnamese fishing vessels were arrested for encroaching into state waters, about 225 nautical miles north of Tanjung Po last Wednesday (Aug 12). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral Maritime Robert Teh Geok Chuan said the arrests took place around 12.30pm when the Maritime Ship (KM) Sri Aman […]
Vietnamese fishermen caught off Tanjung Sirik
TANJUNG MANIS: Three crew members of a Vietnamese fishing boat including the captain were arrested in Sarawak waters, 33 nautical miles north of Tanjung Sirik around 10.45am on Monday (August 10). The arrests of the men, aged between 19 and 54, were made by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Maritime Malaysia), Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone. […]
Vietnamese fishing vessels caught in Sarawak waters
BINTULU: The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained two Vietnamese fishing vessels which were caught in the act of fishing illegally in our waters on Tuesday (July 21). The total value of the confiscated items was RM1.2 million. MMEA Bintulu Maritime acting director Commander Effendy Mohamed Fadil said the boats were spotted about 45 nautical […]
