BINTULU, April 11 — The Bintulu Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency detained a foreign fishing boat at around 8am on Saturday for encroachment and illegal fishing after giving chase for almost 10 hours.
“During a routine patrol, Kapal Maritim Setia detected a suspicious boat stealing sea products believed to be sea cucumbers at around 9pm last Thursday,” he said in a statement yesterday. He added four crew members including the skipper had identity documents while the other two did not have valid identity documents.“Realising the offense, the skipper offered a RM5,300 bribe to the authorities for the purpose of releasing them and the boat,” said Mohd Khairol.
All crew members, fishing equipment and other seizures including the boat, estimated to be worth RM500,000, were detained and escorted to the Bintulu Maritime Zone Vessel Detention Centre for further investigation.
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