This is a mainly commercial port on the northern side of Darvel Bay on the far eastern coast of Sabah. A deepwater port facility for the export of palm oil.
Tun Sakaran Marine Park (TSMP) is situated on the southeast of Darvel Bay near the town of Semporna. A number of new moorings have been established there for visitors to the islands in this state park.
It is in an area of disputed territory and has been subject to Malaysian anti-terrorist attacks, as well as the kidnapping of foreign tourists from various islands south of Semporna.
In September 2018, armed attackers boarded a trawler north of Pulau Bodgaya, an island about 30 nm southeasts of Lahad Datu, and abducted two Indonesian fishermen. It was the first kidnapping in 2018 in what was once a dangerous hot spot of pirate activity.
04°58.3'N,118°24.9'E (bay entrance)
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