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SINGAPORE: A man was charged on Wednesday (Oct 28) with sailing a yacht into the restricted Southern Islands Live Firing Area, a restricted military zone used by the Singapore Armed Forces for exercises.<\/p>\n
Quek Wee Teck, a 47-year-old Singaporean, was charged with two counts of contravening the Military Manoeuvres (Firing Ground) Rules by entering the live firing area.<\/p>\n
Charge sheets showed that he allegedly steered a Singapore-registered pleasure craft named Artemis 1 within the live firing area close to 3pm on Dec 19, 2025.<\/p>\n
He is accused of doing this again by steering the same craft into the Southern Islands Live Firing Area at about 4.30pm to 5.10pm on Jul 10 this year.<\/p>\n
It is an offence for an unauthorised person to enter or remain within any firing ground.<\/p>\n
The penalty is a jail term of up to six months or a fine of up to S$2,000, or both.<\/p>\n
Quek told the court that he intends to plead guilty and will not be engaging counsel.<\/p>\n
His LinkedIn page states that he is the chief executive officer of yacht management and maintenance firm Hydrogen Era Marine, and the managing director of yacht charter company Wanderlust Adventures.<\/p>\n
On Hydrogen Era Marine’s website, he is known as Captain Q and is the president of the Association of Boat Charter Singapore.<\/p>\n
He is also listed as a founding member of Marine Stewards Singapore, an organisation that promotes marine sustainability.<\/p>\n
Quek is set to plead guilty in December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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