KUALA TERENGGANU: Three Vietnamese enforcement vessels had tried to prevent the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) from detaining three fishing boats that had encroached into Malaysian waters.
MMEA Terengganu director Kapt Muhammad Suffi Ramli said the teams from the Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance and Vietnam Coast Guard had encroached into Malaysian waters last Thursday to prevent KM Gemia from detaining the three fishing boats on suspicion of trespassing and stealing sea produce.
“At 119 to 120 nautical miles northeast of Kuala Terengganu, three of these enforcement vessels surrounded the KM Gemia detention boat and asked that the three fishing boats be released.
KUALA TERENGGANU (May 3): The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) of Terengganu chased away three Vietnamese enforcement vessels that tried to prevent the MMEA from detaining three fishing boats that encroached into Malaysian waters last Thursday.
Its director Maritime Captain Muhammad Suffi Ramli said that the teams from the Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance and Vietnam Coast Guard had encroached into Malaysian waters to prevent
KM Gemia from detaining the three fishing boats on suspicion of trespassing and stealing Malaysia s sea produce.
“At 119 to 120 nautical miles north-east of Kuala Terengganu, three of these enforcement vessels surrounded the
KM Gemia detention boat and asked that the three fishing boats be released.
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THE Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) of Terengganu chased away three Vietnamese enforcement vessels that tried to prevent them (MMEA) from detaining three fishing boats that had encroached on Malaysian waters on April 29.
Its director, Maritime Capt Muhammad Suffi Ramli, said the teams from the Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance and Vietnam Coast Guard had encroached on Malaysian waters to prevent KM Gemia from detaining the three fishing boats on suspicion of trespassing and stealing our sea produce.
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Vietnam rescues Filipino fishermen stranded at sea
By Phan Anh January 25, 2021 | 02:40 pm GMT+7
The KN 472 vessel of the Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance receives four Filipino fishermen stranded at sea, January 23, 2021. Photo by VOV.
Four Filipino fishermen were rescued by a Vietnamese fishing vessel after being separated from their ship at sea.
At around 7 a.m. Saturday, Ednor Villacino, 30, Rolly Baleso, 30, Rommel Evan, 32, and Eraed Dayot, 41, departed Filipino fishing vessel Athan to fish. But they got lost and stranded around 24 nautical miles to the southeast of Sand Cay, part of Vietnam s Spratly Islands,
Vietnam News Agency reported.
At around 3:30 p.m. the same day, a Vietnamese fishing vessel found and rescued the four fishermen, while broadcasting a distress signal to request help from authorities.