KOTA TINGGI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained a Vietnamese-registered “ghost” ship, with only one crew member on board, for illegally anchoring at a busy shipping lane in Tanjung Penyusop waters here. Johor MMEA director First Admiral Aminuddin Abdul Rashid said the vessel was spotted some 4.6 nautical miles south of Tanjung Penyusop here at about 9am yesterday. Aminuddin said the Johor Port Authority and Marine Department had no records on the mysterious vessel or its owners. The Marine Department, he said, also issued a notice to inform other ships about the anchored vessel to prevent collisions. Aminuddin said MMEA removed the ship and the case was being investigated under the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952.

Source: The Star December 09, 2019 00:00 UTC