KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) sailor died after a patrol boat was pinned against a concrete structure while pursuing a boat suspected of carrying undocumented migrants.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the MMEA team were on a routine border security operation when they detected the boat.
"During the chase, our boat was pinned against a concrete structure, and they were injured and one of them died," he told the Dewan Rakyat today.
Saifuddin said similar incidents had occurred before, including in the Malacca Strait and the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esccom) area, describing them as occupational risks.
