Unlicensed tourist passenger boat carrying eight nabbed by MMEA

KUALA TERENGGANU: A passenger boat with an expired license and insurance has been detained while ferrying eight foreign tourists off Pulau Perhentian.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detected the boat piloted by a 33-year-old local about 11 nautical miles northeast of Kuala Besut carrying the tourists from Pulau Perhentian to Pulau Rawa for leisure.