Navy drives out nine Indonesian fishing boats from Malaysian waters


KD Mahawangsa. -filepic

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Royal Malaysian Navy chased out nine Indonesian fishing boats that encroached into Malaysian waters about 44 nautical miles southeast of Pulau Perak, Kedah on Saturday (Feb 6) evening.

The Western Fleet Command Headquarters’ Strategic Communication Division said in a statement on the same day that the fishing boats were chased out by KD Mahawangsa while carrying out patrolling duties under Op Benteng in the North Melaka Straits at about 1 pm.

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