The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is set to deploy a helicopter-equipped special task and rescue team at Johor Bharu.
"The team is in addition to the other MMEA personnel tasked to combat piracy. I can't tell you the number of personnel, but (it is) formidable enough to undertake any anti-hijacking operations," First Admiral Maritime Zulkifili bin Abu Bakar, director of maritime matters in the MMEA's crime investigations department, told Reuters.
