JOHOR BARU: Two vessels including one which was previously caught for illegally transferring oil was caught again for the same offence along Tanjung Piai in Pontian here.
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency personnel, who were patrolling the area, spotted the vessels at around 12.10am on Friday.
Johor Baru Maritime enforcement head Maritime Captain Mohd Sabri Mohamed said the agency’s patrol unit discovered that both vessels did not have any documents allowing them to transfer oil in the area.
“The captain and the technical head of the vessels have been brought to the agency’s state headquarters for further investigations,” he said.
He added that one of the vessels had been caught for the same offence on Jan 25.
The crewmen include 19 Indian nationals, nine from Myanmar, two Nepalese and two from Indonesia, aged between 21 and 57.
Source :http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/2/14/nation/5676660&sec=nation
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