MMEA detains skipper and boat

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SANDAKAN: A boat and its skipper were detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) near Berhala Island waters yesterday.

Chief enforcement officer Maritime Captain A. Razak bin Abd Rahman said the skipper did not have any identification document and the boat was unlicensed. Found on board were 60 empty fuel canisters.

He said the boat was believed to have come from Bakungan Besar Island in the Philippines.