Navy ship to be sea base


High security: The Bunga Mas Lima docked at the Sepanggar navy base to be deployed to the east coast soon.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s east coast security will be further strengthened as the navy received the support auxiliary vessel Bunga Mas Lima (BM5) that would act as a sea base for the security forces.

Navy chief Admiral Datuk Seri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin said the vessel would be deployed anytime now in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone) to work with all security agencies in the area.

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