PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has strongly objected to the actions of the Singapore Police Coast Guard (SPCG), which allegedly entered the country’s waters on Aug 14 and hit the trawl net of a local fishing boat.
MMEA acting director-general Vice Admiral Datuk Saiful Lizan Ibrahim said in his police report, a fisherman stated that the SPCG boat had hit his trawl net at 0.2 nautical miles southwest of the Tuas checkpoint.
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