Fishing boats seized for trespass

KUALA TERENGGANU: Three Vietnamese enforcement vessels had tried to prevent the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) from detaining three fishing boats that had encroached into Malaysian waters.

MMEA Terengganu director Kapt Muhammad Suffi Ramli said the teams from the Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance and Vietnam Coast Guard had encroached into Malaysian waters last Thursday to prevent KM Gemia from detaining the three fishing boats on suspicion of trespassing and stealing sea produce.