MERSING: A Vietnam-registered fishing boat with 3,500kg of fish on board has been detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for encroaching into local waters.
Mersing zone MMEA director maritime commander Khairul Nizam Misran said the vessel was detected 16 nautical miles (29.6km) North-East of Pulau Aur here at around noon on Tuesday (Oct 4).
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