OPV 1 to be ready this year

Keeping a close watch: Saifuddin (in white shirt) visiting the construction site of the OPV 1 vessel in Port Klang. — Bernama

PORT KLANG: The first Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV 1) for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) must be completed this year, as stipulated in the original commitment, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

He said he and his deputy Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah would closely monitor the progress of the project to ensure the vessel is completed within the stipulated time.