MERSING: The French captain of a yacht was arrested by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (APMM) for illegal entry into Malaysian waters at noon yesterday.
Mersing maritime zone director Khairul Nizam Misran said the man, 44, was arrested at 12.45pm on the yacht, which had anchored about 1.6 nautical miles east of the Mersing River estuary.
He said the captain was on his way to Pulau Tioman from Krabi in Thailand. He was able to produce his travel documents, but they were without an entry stamp.
“The captain also failed to report his arrival in the country’s waters. He was detained for further investigation,” Khairul said in a statement today.
He said the case was being investigated under the Immigration Act 1952 for illegal entry and the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952 for failing to report arrival in Malaysian waters to the director of the Malaysian marine department.