KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained two boats ferrying tourists to the islands near the city for carrying more passengers than permitted.
MMEA Sabah and the Labuan Federal Territory director Admiral Datuk Che Engku Suhaimi Che Engku Daik said the two boats involved were intercepted close to the Jesselton Jetty during their preventive search and rescue operations in waters here at 4.30pm on Friday (Jan 5).
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