MIRI: Up to 315 sharks of various sizes were among 2,000 kilograms of catch confiscated by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) from a Vietnamese fishing vessel which was seized yesterday for invading Sarawak's northern waters.
Five Vietnamese crewmembers, aged 19 to 62, were also arrested.
Miri's MMEA director Fauzi Othman said the vessel, with the registration number VIVI 1 /QMY 8892K, was detained 60 nautical miles from the Miri River estuary at 6.05pm on Tuesday.
"The vessel does not have valid documents. All the Vietnamese crewmembers also have no legal documents," he said here today.
The crewmembers were detained to assist in a probe under the Fisheries Act 1985 and the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952/1960.
The vessel is now being held at the Pulau Melayu Vessel Detention Centre for further investigation.
Translated from Berita Harian