Malaysia: Hundreds of fishing boats stranded due to fuel shortage

Hundreds of deep-sea fishing boats have been stranded in Tok Bali here for the past 10 days due to shortage of fuel for the boats.

Besides the boat operators, this recurring situation is also worrying local residents about the possibility of crime involving fishing crew made up of foreigners.


Yee Trading and Resources Sdn Bhd managing director, Aishah Mahmod, told Bernama that 80 of her boats were stranded since last week due to the lack of fuel.

She said the two fuel stations here were unable to supply the many boats, causing them to wait for days to get the supply.

New Straits Times