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Malaysia: MMEA reports no new vessels anchoring illegally, five days into special ops

30 Mar 2021

The Johor state division of Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Monday (29 March) reported five days since it launched its special task operations ‘Ops Jangka Haram’ on Thursday, 25 March to crack down on foreign vessels anchoring illegally in eastern Johor, no new vessels have been detected 

Johor Maritime Director Nurul Hizam Zakaria said the MMEA intensified the level of vigilance by deploying the Special Task and Rescue Force (PTK) team to board the vessels via helicopter to perform surprise inspections.

MMEA announced last Monday (22 March) stated it has discovered that waters east of Johor has become a “hotspot” for foreign vessels to anchor illegally and conduct unlawful activities such as illegally releasing oil into the ocean. In a single sweep, the patrol team detected 105 vessels anchoring illegally.

Additionally, the Marine Department of Malaysia said it had detected a 6 km long oil spill in the area on Sunday (21 March) and suspects said vessels to be unlawfully releasing oil into the ocean and endangering the environment.

A series of earlier MMEA detentions have been reported by Manifold Times (below):

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Related: MMEA detains Thailand registered tanker for allegedly anchoring illegally in Selangor
Related: MMEA detains Singapore flagged tanker suspected of illegal oil transfers in Selangor
Related: MMEA detains Panama flagged tanker for anchoring illegally in eastern Johor
Related: Malaysia: MMEA detains loaded oil tanker for allegedly anchoring illegally in Perak
Related: MMEA detains tanker ‘MT Tahiti’ in Malacca waters for anchoring without a permit
Related: MMEA detains St Kitts & Nevis registered tanker for anchoring illegally in eastern Johor
Related: MMEA detains Malaysia & Mongolia registered tankers for anchoring illegally in Johor
Related: Malaysia: MMEA detains tanker for anchoring without a permit in southeastern Johor


Photo credit: MMEA
Published: 30 March, 2021

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