Johor MMEA seizes foreign tanker over illegal anchoring

By REMAR NORDIN

KOTA TINGGI: A Caribbean-registered tanker suspected of illegal anchoring has been seized by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here.

Johor MMEA director First Admiral Nurul Hizam Zakaria (pic) said the Saint Kitts and Nevis-registered ship was seized at 3.36pm on Tuesday (Sept 21), some 26 nautical miles (48km) east of Tanjung Sedili Kechil here.

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Johor , Tanker , Ops Jangkar Haram , MMEA , Illegal anchoring , Caribbean

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