MMEA detains three ships for illegal anchoring off Johor's east coast

By YEE XIANG YUN

KOTA TINGGI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained three vessels for anchoring illegally in east Johor waters near here.

MMEA Johor director First Admiral Nurul Hizam Zakaria said his personnel first spotted a tugboat and a barge at 11 nautical miles (about 20.3km) east of Tanjung Penawar at around 10.30am on Tuesday (Nov 9).

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