KM Pekan (original) (raw)

KM Pekan is an offshore patrol vessel operated by the Malaysian Coast Guard. This ship, together with KM Arau and KM Marlin was transferred from the Japan Coast Guard to Malaysia in order to strengthen the relations between the two countries. The ship was built as the Ojika for the Japanese Coast Guard in 1990–1991, but was renamed Erimo in 1999. In Malaysia service, it is the largest vessel in Malaysian Coast Guard.