How did the PCG use the tip to locate the missing craft?

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The PCG used the tip to locate and recover the stolen Singapore-registered craft in Malaysian waters, but the specific operational steps are not described.

Police said the information provided by the two men helped the Police Coast Guard (PCG) locate and recover a missing craft that had been reported stolen earlier that day. The tip led to the PCG taking over the vessel with assistance from the Royal Malaysia Police’s Marine Police Force and later returning it to its owner. However, the reporting does not spell out the exact methods the PCG used after receiving the alert.
The tip was reported the same day the craft was spotted
Muhammad Azrie Manab, a fisherman, spotted a Singapore-registered pleasure craft moored at a buoy in Malaysian waters on June 2. He considered the vessel unusual for that location, took a photo, and sent it to his cousin, Khairil Faizal Othman. Khairil then alerted a PCG patrol boat on June 2 after approaching officers at sea.
Police said the information directly enabled the PCG to find the craft
Police stated that the information helped the PCG locate and recover the missing craft. The craft had been reported stolen earlier that same day, linking the tip to the recovery timeline. After the PCG located the vessel, it moved to take custody of it for recovery.
PCG took over the vessel with help from Malaysia’s Marine Police Force
With assistance from the Royal Malaysia Police’s Marine Police Force, the PCG took over the vessel. The craft was later returned to its owner. The account does not detail what the Marine Police Force did operationally once PCG took custody.
The public recognition focused on cross-border cooperation, not tactics
At an award ceremony held at sea off northern Pulau Ubin on June 16, PCG commander Ang Eng Seng thanked both men for their assistance. He said criminals often exploit jurisdictional boundaries and that cooperation between agencies and communities in both countries helps extend enforcement efforts across borders. The reporting still does not describe how the PCG turned the tip into specific search or tracking actions.

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