Kota Kinabalu: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a Vietnamese fishing boat and seized three tonnes of marine catch worth RM1.5 million in Kudat waters last Saturday.
Kudat MMEA Director Maritime Commander Maurice Grenville Abeyeratne said the boat was detected fishing illegally 118 nautical miles northwest of Tanjung Simpang Mengayau, Kudat, at noon.
He said the presence of the foreign boat was detected by KM ARAU and following inspection, found 41 Vietnamese crew members, including the skipper, aged between 18 and 58, on board.