JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained five foreign tankers for allegedly entering Malaysian waters without permission and conducting illegal cleaning of the vessels near Pengerang.
Its enforcement chief, First Admiral (Maritime) Che Hassan Jusoh said the tankers and the crew, totaling 24 and comprising 20 Indonesian and two Indian nationals, were detained at about 10.30am Sunday at 3.8 nautical miles southeast of Tanjung Stapa.
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