MMEA hopes to get at least one offshore patrol vessel this year


A file picture of two of MMEA's offshore patrol vessels - KM Tok Bali and KM Kota Kinabalu - that were delivered in July 2020. - Photo: KK SHAM / The Star

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) hopes to receive at least one offshore patrol vessel (OPV) this year to beef up patrols in the country’s waters.

MMEA deputy director-general (logistics) Rear Admiral (M) Datuk Saiful Lizan Ibrahim said currently his agency has 70 vessels and 190 boats nationwide, but most of them were obsolete and not functioning well.

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