MMEA detains boat, three crew over identification documents


KUALA TERENGGANU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a local fishing boat and three foreign crew members on Sunday (Jan 19) for failing to produce valid identification documents.

Terengganu MMEA director, Maritime Captain Hamiludin Che Awang, said the trawler was detained during an enforcement operation at about 12.30pm, 18.2 nautical miles northeast of the Kuala Terengganu estuary.

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