Tanker, crew nabbed for breaching Merchant Shipping Ordinance
The detained crewmen. – MMEA photo
MIRI (May 4): A tanker vessel and its crew were detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Saturday for failing to report the change of captain.
MMEA Miri director Captain (M) Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said the vessel was stopped for inspection around 10.10am during Op Permai 01/2019 and Op Tiris 3.0 operations.
'The crew comprised three Malaysians and an Indian national aged between 24 and 76.
'Checks found they had failed to report a change of captain to the port authority, thereby violating the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952,' he said in a statement yesterday.
Mohd Khairol said the vessel and crew were then escorted to the Miri Vessel Detention Centre for further action.
MMEA, he stressed, will continue to conduct patrols and surveillance to prevent any form of maritime crime and legal violations in Malaysian waters.
For any information, complaints or emergencies at sea, the public may contact the MMEA Miri operations centre on 085-649111, Sarawak MMEA on 082-432544 or 082-432016, or the 999 emergency hotline. crime detained foreign crew Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
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