MMEA books three Vietnamese boats with fake registration
BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained three Vietnamese fishing boats with 32 crew including three captains at a distance of about 193 nautical miles north of Bintulu Port, around 1.30am, last Thursday. MMEA Bintulu Zone deputy director (operation) Commander Effendy Mohamed Fadil said the three boats were suspected of using fake registration numbers. […]
Vietnamese boat skipper, crew convicted of trespassing
KUCHING: The Sessions Court here slapped a Vietnamese boat skipper with a RM100,000 fine or four months imprisonment for trespassing and fishing in Malaysian waters. Nguyen Van Dong, 45, pleaded guilty on Friday (Sept 17) to all charges read out by an interpreter before judge Maris Agan. According to the charges, the accused failed to […]
Vietnamese fishing boat, 16 crews detained
KUCHING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized a Vietnamese fishing boat for encroaching into Malaysian territorial waters. MMEA Sarawak director Zin Azman Md Yunus said the fishing boat was seized by MMEA at a distance of about 250 nautical miles northeast of Tanjung Po, at 7.14am, last Monday (Aug 23). He said the arrest […]
Vietnamese fishing boat and crew detained for encroachment
MIRI: Fifteen crew members of a Vietnamese fishing vessel were detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for encroaching on Malaysian waters. Miri Maritime director Capt (Maritime) Md Fauzi Othman said the arrests were made following complaints from the local fishing community on the intrusion of Vietnamese fishermen in several locations. “Miri Maritime conducted […]
Vietnamese vessel, 14 crews detained for illegally fishing
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak detained a Vietnamese vessel with 14 fishermen onboard for illegally fishing in Malaysian waters on Thursday. Some 800kg of various fish species were also seized from the vessel about 36 nautical miles off Tanjong Lobang. MMEA Sarawak director First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus said the vessel […]
Two Vietnamese fishing boats seized
KUCHING: Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) last Friday seized two Vietnamese fishing vessels, about 221 nautical miles north of Muara Tebas, for fishing in Sarawak waters without permit. MMEA Sarawak region director First Admiral (Maritime) Robert Teh Geok Chuan said the fishing vessels were spotted around 7.30am during an Ops Naga Timur patrol. “When the […]
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 […]
