The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detected a “ghost ship” drifting in the waters near the Semangkok A oil platform in Terengganu.
Pahang MMEA director Mazlan Mat Rejab said the unnamed vessel, weighing 292.9 tonnes, is believed to be an oil tanker that caught fire off Tanjung Sedili, Johor, on Aug 7, Bernama reported.
One Indonesian crew member died while four others were injured.
Mazlan said the ship was spotted about four nautical miles east of the platform on Tuesday, following a report received by the Maritime Rescue Sub Centre in Kuantan.
He said the vessel posed a potential threat to the safety of oil platforms in the area.
As such, MMEA is currently helping in efforts to tow the vessel to the Kemaman supply base in Terengganu for salvage operations.
