Penang MMEA detains tuna fishing vessel for anchoring illegally


GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained a commercial fishing vessel that anchored without permission in the country's waters.

Its director Maritime Captain Muhammad Suffi Mohd Ramli said the vessel was detained at 7pm on Friday (June 13) by a maritime patrol team about 10 nautical miles northwest of Muka Head after receiving information from the public at about 5pm.

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