Pahang MMEA Detains Fishing Vessel, 21 Foreign Crew Members
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 between 20 and 57, were detained by a patrol ship at about 9.40 am.
"Upon inspection, the vessel is believed to have violated the terms of its licence by hiring foreign workers with valid work permits, while the crew members were found to possess questionable identification documents,' he said in a statement today.
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