Looks like there’s an announcement that in future, Batu Pahat will have a Maritime Base.
From Bernama:
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=459558
MMEA Plans To Build Two Maritime Bases Under 10MP
LANGKAWI, Dec 2 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) plans to build maritime bases in Kota Kinabalu and Klang under the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP).
Its director-general, Admiral Datuk Mohd Amdan Kurish said the bases would keep MMEA vessels and helicopters to facilitate search and rescue operations in the areas.
“We have identified suitable locations,” he told reporters after witnessing a search and rescue demonstration conducted by the MMEA in conjunction with the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (Lima ’09) in the waters off Awana Porto Malai here on Wednesday.
Mohd Amdan said the MMEA would apply for the construction of the bases under the 10MP.
“In the long term, we would like to have maritime bases in Langkawi, Penang, Batu Pahat, Johor Baharu, Kelantan, Kuala Terengganu and Sarawak,” he added.
– BERNAMA
Also from the MMEA website, the National Language version of the same report.
LANGKAWI, 2 Dis – Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia (APMM) bercadang membina pangkalan di Kota Kinabalu dan di Klang untuk menempatkan asetnya dan meningkatkan operasi agensi itu.
Ketua Pengarah APMM Laksamana Datuk Mohd Amdan Kurish berkata dua pangkalan itu diberi keutamaan untuk menempatkan aset APMM seperti helikopter untuk tugas operasi mencari dan menyelamat.
“APMM telah mengenal pasti tempat sesuai,” katanya kepada pemberita selepas menyaksikan demonstrasi APMM sempena Pameran Maritim dan Udara Antarabangsa Langkawi (LIMA 2009) di Awana Porto Malai di sini Rabu.
Beliau berkata APMM akan mengemukakan permohonan pembinaan pangkalan itu di bawah Rancangan Malaysia ke-10.
Katanya APMM juga bercadang membina pangkalan di Langkawi, Pulau Pinang, Batu Pahat, Johor Baharu, Kelantan, Kuala Terengganu, Sabah dan Sarawak pada masa depan.
Sumber: BERNAMA