Kota Kinabalu: Six Vietnam-registered fishing vessels were evicted from Sabah waters this year, said Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sabah and Labuan Director, First Admiral Mohd Rosli Abdullah. Rosli in a statement on Saturday said the first boat was evicted from waters off Sandakan in May followed by two boats in September in Kota Kinabalu and Kudat waters.
“In October, one boat was forced out from waters off Kudat followed by two more in November with the recent one being evicted during ‘Op Kuda Laut’ on Saturday after encroaching waters off Pulau Tigabu, Kudat.
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