Iban tribesmen of the 'Junglewood Fighters', the Border Scout unit formed on the 1st August 1963 to protect 845 NAS's helicopter base at Nangga Gat. They wear OG shirts and shorts with jungle hats, apart from the corporal at the centre, who has a midnight blue beret, the bright, pierced badge shows two native weapons crossed on a circular wreath, with a central shield. He also displays white tape rank badges and the Border Scouts shoulder title.
29 October, 1962-Violation.
An Indonesian gun-boat was sighted by a Malayan Marine Police launch PC 12 within Malayan territorial waters in the Tanjong Piah area at 10.15 p.m. The Indonesian gun-boat was towing a smaller boat believed to be Indonesian. It had no identification number.
31 October, 1962.
A Malayan Marine Police vessel PC 13 sighted an Tndonesian gun-boat within Malayan territorial waters, l plus miles off Tanjong Piah, at 11 a.m. The Malayan Police ordered the gun-boat to leave the area. At first it ignored the order but later it left for Pulau Karimun, Indonesia. Tt did not show any identification number.
31 October, 1962.
The Malayan Police sighted an Indonesian BT boat alongside a Malayan Kelong No. 156 off Tanjong Piah at 1 p.m. The BT departed at high speed into Indonesia waters on being chased by the Malayan Police. It did not show any identification number or fly any flag.
2 November, 1962.
Police boats P 2 and BP 9 sighted an Indonesian BT boat attempting to enter Kukop Straits in Malayan territorial waters at 1.30 p.m. Photographs were taken by P 2. The BT departed towards Karimun Islands after passing the Malayan Police vessels. As can be seen from the photographs, no identification numbers or national ensign were shown and the BT’s gun was manned. This was a standard class of BT gun-boat.
4 November, 1962.
Kapal Di-Raja Langka Suka of the Royal Malayan Navy sighted an Indonesian BT boat within Malayan territorial waters, in a position 2 miles from the coast, south of Tanjong Piah (south-west Johore) at 9.30 p.m. The boat did not display any navigation lights. Kapal Di-Raja Langka Suka ordered the BT to leave the Malayan waters. Then the Indonesian Commander complied. The gun-boat withdrew to the border of Malayan territorial waters but made several attempts to re-enter for the next four hours. It eventually departed towards the Karimun Island, Indonesia. This vessel was clearly identified as a BT Class vessel of the Indonesian Customs which had deliberately covered her numbers with the intention of foiling any attempt at identification.
5 November, 1962.
A Royal Malayan Navy craft, Kapal Di-Raja Langka Suka sighted an Indonesian BT Class vessel in Malayan territorial waters, 2 miles west of Pulau Pisang at 3.30 a.m. The gun-boat made off towards Indonesian waters on being chased by the Malayan Navy ship but later returned twice at speed, each time being headed off by the Malayan vessel Kapal Di-Raja Langka Suka. The Indonesian craft was positively identified as a BT Class boat.
13 November, 1962.
A Malayan Police boat P 5 sighted a BT boat flying the Indonesian flag, 2 mile off Tanjong Piah. The vessel left Malayan territorial waters on being recognised.
13 November, 1962.
At about 12 noon an armed Indonesian gun-boat of the ET Class flying an Indonesian flag, was sighted at Tanjong Piah area in Malayan territorial waters. It did not remain very long. Location of indent was: Tanjong Piah. Bearing 345 ‘, distance 4 miles. Description of Indonesian gun-boat. It was grey in colour, unnumbered and had cannon mounted on the forecastle covered with canvas. The length of the boat was about 80 ft. Description of crew. No crew was seen on deck. |
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