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Vietnamese boat impounded for illegal fishing off Terengganu

Authorities seize vessel, equipment, fish worth RM1.5 mil

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 01 Jun 2023 11:59AM

Vietnamese boat impounded for illegal fishing off Terengganu
The Terengganu branch of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency says in an operation on Tuesday, 20 people, comprising fishermen and crew, aged between 18 and 49, were detained as they did not possess valid identification documents. – Bernama pic, June 1, 2023

KUALA TERENGGANU – The Terengganu branch of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has seized a Vietnamese fishing boat as well as fishing equipment and fish worth a total of RM1.5 million.

Terengganu MMEA director Khairulanuar Abd Majid said the vessel was detained for illegal fishing at 116 nautical miles off the Kuala Terengganu estuary in an operation at 1.20pm on Tuesday.

He said 20 people, comprising fishermen and crew, aged between 18 and 49, were also arrested as they did not possess valid identification documents.

“The skipper failed to show a licence to fish in Malaysian waters,” he said in a statement today. – Bernama, June 1, 2023

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