KUANTAN: A local fishing vessel and 21 foreign crew members were detained on suspicion of violating the terms of their licence under Ops Makmur and Ops Tiris about 7.5 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Tioman on Thursday (May 22).
Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) of Pahang director First Admiral (Maritime) Mazlan Mat Rejab said the class C2 vessel and all the foreign crew members, including the tekong, aged from 20 to 57, were detained by a patrol ship at about 9.40 am.
