MMEA stops tugboat and barge carrying 3,000 tonnes of sand


SIBU: A tugboat and barge laden with 3,000 tonnes of sand have been detained in the Tanjung Manis Maritime Zone for sailing without a port clearance pass.

Zone director Maritime Commander Mohd Ariz Mohd Kassim said the tugboat was on its way from Kuching to Sibu on Wednesday and was detained during the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency's Op Permai.

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