MMEA CL-415 amphibious aircraft (photo : chws)
TAWAU:
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) plans to base its amphibious
Bombardier CL415 aircraft in Sabah to beef up efforts to keep the waters in the
state safe from intrusions.
Its
operation deputy director Datuk Ahmad Puzi Ab Kahar said the proposal would
become a reality when the agency, which was established seven years ago, owns
its own airbase in Sabah .
“We have
plans to base our aircraft in Sabah when the government is able to give an
allocation. We plan to build a base in Kota Kinabalu and an airbase in Sandakan
,” he said.
“If we get a
land allocation from the Sabah government, we will implement quickly,” he said
yesterday when making a working visit here.
Earlier,
Ahmad Puzi travelled to Tawau from Kota Kinabalu by an MMEA Bombardier CL415 aircraft which landed on the waters at
Cowie Bay after a surveillance mission to several coastal areas of Sabah .
The
Canada-made aircraft is one of two acquired by MMEA, and they are the first
such aircraft in operation in Southeast Asia .
( BorneoPost)
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