T'ganu to issue special permit for diving at Pulau Kapas shipwreck


Terengganu Tourism, Environment and Climate Change Committee chairman Datuk Razali Idris (right) joined a team of divers to have a closer look at the Pulau Kapas shipwreck. - Photo: Bernama

MARANG: The Terengganu state government plans to introduce a special permit for scuba divers at the shipwreck location of Pulau Kapas near here.

State Tourism, Environment and Climate Change Committee chairman Datuk Razali Idris said the introduction of the permit was to monitor activities of divers as well as preserve artifacts of historical value at the location.

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