MMEA seize barge laden with 3,500 tonnes of gravel

Barge with gravel stones detained by MMEA in central Sarawak.

MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized a barge carrying 3,500 tonnes of gravel and a tugboat off the coast of central Sarawak.

A MMEA enforcement team also detained six crew members aged between 20 and 65 on the tugboat after they were found to be transporting the cargo without port clearance permit.