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MMEA takes delivery of offshore patrol vessel from US

today6 September 2025

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Steadfast is an offshore patrol vessel
The former US coast guard cutter Steadfast is an offshore patrol vessel with a range of 9,800km (6,100 miles) at a cruising speed of 14 knots. (USCG pic)
PETALING JAYA:

Malaysia’s coast guard has taken delivery of the decommissioned US cutter Steadfast, which will be sailed to Malaysia by its new Malaysian crew across the Atlantic, Mediterranean sea, Suez Canal, and Indian ocean.

It will be the longest voyage undertaken by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, the Malaysian coast guard.

An MMEA crew of nine officers and 41 personnel have completed a seven-week intensive programme for the operation of the Steadfast, which will join the MMEA’s fleet of five large offshore patrol vessels.

US cutter Steadfast
Officers and crew members of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency after taking delivery of the former US cutter Steadfast in Baltimore today. (MMEA pic)

The handover of the ship was made in Baltimore today, with MMEA admiral Rosli Abdullah accepting the transfer certificate from James…

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Written by: FMT Reporters


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