MELAKA: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a Ulaanbaatar-registered tanker for unauthorised anchoring approximately one nautical mile off the coast of Klebang waters here.
MMEA's Melaka and Negri Sembilan deputy operation director, Maritime Commander Norrimi Hassan said enforcement officers spotted the vessel during a routine patrol at 12.30am on Thursday (Feb 27).
"My team discovered that the tanker violated maritime regulations by using an expired crew log book and anchored in our waters without approval," he said on Thurs (Feb 27)
Norrimi said the skipper and the chief engineer, both Indonesians, were taken to the MMEA jetty here for questioning under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952.
"MMEA like to stress that we abide by a strict no-compromise stance on unlawful activities along our waters," he added.
