A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) officer was killed and three others were injured when their boat is believed to have struck a concrete structure in waters off Kuala Sungai Padang, near Kuala Perlis, at about 11pm on 26 October.
Technical Leading Seaman Mohd Roshaimi Mohd Ridzuan, 41, and his colleagues had been pursuing a boat suspected of carrying undocumented migrants.
After a post-mortem at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar, he was laid to rest at the Masjid Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah Muslim cemetery in Kuala Nerang, Kedah, on the night of 27 October. About 500 people attended, including family members, residents and MMEA personnel.
MMEA deputy director-general (Operations) Vice-Admiral (Maritime) Mohd Zawawi Abdullah presented the Jalur Gemilang to the officer’s father. Kedah and Perlis MMEA director First Admiral (Maritime) Romli Mustafa was also present.