LANGKAWI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) thwarted an attempt to smuggle nearly 700kg of ketum leaves out of the country in Langkawi waters.
ALOR SETAR (Feb 28): Four crew members of a cruise ship survived when the ship almost sank after hitting a rock at 0.3 nautical mile south of Pulau Lalang near Langkawi last night.
Kedah and Perlis Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency director Maritime First Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah said in the incident at 10.30pm, the Epic Princess cruise ship was on its way from Tanjung Tokong, Penang to Langkawi. The Langkawi Maritime Rescue Sub Centre activated a search-and-rescue operation after receiving a report from one of the ship s crew. The incident was also reported to the Royal Malaysian Navy, the Marine Police Force and the Marine Department.
19th February 2021
Phocea Ex-Club Med, the legendary 75m racing yacht built for Alain Colas and the 1976 Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race burns in Langkawi Harbour
The 75.13-metre sailing yacht known as Enigma and Phocea caught fire yesterday off an island near Langkawi, Malaysia as
Superyacht Times reports.
While at anchor less than one nautical mile northeast of Pulau Singa Kecil (Lion Island), the 530 GT yacht was tended to by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), who rescued seven crewmembers who are reported to be safe and uninjured.
Once the fire was detected by a local patrol vessel, rescuers from the Malaysian Maritime 6 FLASH boat began fighting the flames and have been continuing to do so despite strong wind conditions. Kedah and Perlis MMEA director, Maritime First Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah, said in a statement that the weather was making the operation difficult.
LANGKAWI (Bernama): The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Kedah and Perlis successfully foiled drug smuggling activities with total seizures amounting to RM15.5mil last year.