UNGERIN
Marine Assault Team | |
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Unit Gempur Marin اونيت ڬمڤور مارين | |
Active | March 2006 - present |
Country | Malaysia |
Agency | Royal Malaysia Police |
Type | Police tactical unit |
Part of | Marine Operations Force |
Headquarters | Port Klang, Klang, Selangor |
Motto | Gempur, Tangkas, Cekap Blitz, Agile, Efficient |
Abbreviation | UNGERIN |
Structure | |
Operators | Approx. 60(as December 2014)[1][2] |
Commanders | |
Current commander | SAC Yusof Bin Mamat |
Notable commanders | SAC Abdul Rahman Bin Ahmad |
Notables | |
Significant operation(s) |
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The Marine Assault Team (MAST) (
Funded, equipped, and trained by the United States and Japan, the UNGERIN operates out of the RMP's Marine Police Main Base in Port Klang, Selangor.
For most operations, the unit is supported by various Malaysian special forces units, including Pasukan Gerakan Khas when crimes takes place in Malaysian waters.[4]
History
Established in March 2006, the Unit Gempur Marin was created under the Royal Malaysia Police with the first name as the Unit Selam Tempur due to the pressing need of suppressing pirate attacks alongside the coastal area of Malacca Straits and open sea area of South China Sea which were continuously widespread from time to time despite various efforts done to overcome the problem.[5] Throughout the year of 2006, 239 cases of pirate attacks were reported according to statistics of the International Maritime Bureau, Kuala Lumpur.
As a result of concentrated efforts by Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, the piracy activities were drastically reduced.[6] Nevertheless, law enforcement agencies from the three countries continue to be vigilant against pirate activity in the Straits of Malacca.[7]
For the unit's restructuring, the name of UST was changed to Unit Gempur Marin or UNGERIN in the year 2008.[1] Its eventual goal is to have 200 operators on standby with UNGERIN.[4]
Roles
The roles of the RMP UNGERIN are predominantly focused on, but not restricted to the
- Coastal reconnaissance
- Covert beach reconnaissance (Hydrographic survey) in advance of amphibious assault
- Recovery or protection of vessels and oil rigs to hostile state or non-state (including terrorist and piracy) action.
- Maritime counter-terrorism
- Support to Navy Forces, Coast Guard and customs
- Offensive action
For this, UNGERIN operators are to patrol the following places:[4]
- Ports, lakes, dam
- Islands
- Vessels in Estuaries
- Waters that have human/boat traffic
Training
Based on this critical need, a specific doctrine from RMP led to the establishment of a marine elite unit performing said task. Approximately 30 members of the squad (69 Commando personnel were sent to this unit), and the unit will be upgraded to a strength of 100 in the future with 70 personnel employed in stages in the duration of two years after receiving approval from the Public Service Department, which are divided to three detachments, to guard the waters of
The unit is currently being trained in
On 2 February 2007, UST anti-terror marine police and 69 Commandos trained abroad with the
UNGERIN has recently participated with the Royal Malaysian Navy on 28 March 2009.[11]
Capabilities
UNGERIN has been trained in maritime capabilities such as:
- Diving both closed and open circuit
- Maritime counter-terrorism/Force Protection
- Close Quarters Battle(especially in hijacking ships)
- Demolition
- Vertical insertion (Fast-roping technique)
- Search and Rescue
- Underwater demolition unit
- Port Protection/Counter-sabotage
- Canoeing - Use of the folding canoe during selection
- Underwater Port Security
- Mines detection
- Beach reconnaissance
- Tactical boat operations
- Paramedic capability
On qualification, Marine Police of the UNGERIN wear the blue berets[1] with light blue hackle and camouflage uniform, as the uniforms were worn by paramilitary and special forces of RMP. All tactics of maritime commandos are exactly similar to those of the UK Special Boat Service as well as US Navy and USMC special forces units.
As part of UNGERIN's restructuring, all marine police bases would be made coastal police stations with forward bases to double as coastal police posts for UNGERIN forces to rapidly respond to maritime threats.[12] Furthermore, the unit is very active in developing and testing methods and tactics for these missions.
Weapons and equipment
UNGERIN officers are frequently seen armed with an M4A1 carbine when an maritime operation or a raid is being conducted while the Walther P99QA pistol is used as the standard issue sidearm.
They also use a varied arsenal of weapons such as
The unit has its own
For equipment, UNGERIN basically uses commercial scuba diver equipment. All operatives are equipped with lightweight PRO-TEC helmets, fire-resistant
Notable operations
Operation Daulat
The operators was sent to Lahad Datu, Sabah as part of the Malaysian security forces team to secure the area from an armed terrorists known as Royal Security Forces of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo (Malay: Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Kesultanan Sulu dan Borneo Utara). Other than the official duties of storming, searching and "cleaning up" the villages the terrorists entered, the UNGERIN has also been busy doing something similar, but in charge of coastal areas. Led by ASP Mohd Aris Jambul as a Field Commander of Marine 4th Region, an UNGERIN operators perform to secure a 20 km beachhead from Kampung Tanduo to Kampung Tanjung Batu, Kampung Labian, Kampung Sungai Bilis and Kampung Sungai Nyamuk, to be currently unoccupied.[17][18]
Future planning
Marine Operations Force (MOF) plans to combining two of its elite unit, UNGERIN and MOF Diving Unit, into one special command. As December 2014, there are only 60 divers from MOF Diving Unit and 60 operators from UNGERIN which is relatively small if compared to other Malaysian special units.[19]
References
- ^ Daily Express. 25 November 2008. Archived from the originalon 6 May 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ^ "Polis tubuh unit selam, unit tempur". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 17 December 2014.
- ^ Muhammad, Zuridan. "MAST - Unit Tempur Pasukan Gerakan Marin". Majalah Tempur.
- ^ a b c "擴展服務範圍水警兼管查案" (in Chinese). China Press. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ^ "Upacara Pelancaran Bot Ronda WaterCat M14, Perisytiharan Unit Gempur Marin (UNGERIN) & Perisytiharan". www.rmp.gov.my. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Anti-piracy drive in Malacca Straits". BBC Online. BBC. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ^ "Straits of Malacca traffic set to increase". The Star. 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
- ^ Tan Sin Chow (30 March 2009). "Deadly pirate battle". The Star. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ "Commando unit for marine police". New Straits Times. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Unit Selam Tempur - miliki kemahiran ala komando". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 27 July 2008. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ^ 水警突擊隊演習 (in Chinese). Sin Chew Daily. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ "Marine Police Bases To Serve As Coastal Police Stations". Bernama. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
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- ^ "Bot penggempur RHFB perkasa pasukan Polis Marin". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 3 April 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
- ^ "Saksan asevoimat harkitsee venehankintaa Suomesta" (in Finnish). Ruotuväki article. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
- ^ "Marine Alutech delivers 10 PCS landing crafts for Royal Malaysian Police". Marine Alutech websites. 11 July 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
- ^ "Marine step up patrols along coastal villages in East Sabah". New Straits Times. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Ops in water villages more challenging". New Straits Times. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Polis tubuh unit selam, unit tempur". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 17 December 2014.