Seventeen crew members aboard the Vietnamese ship “Hodasco 15”, which capsized in the Strait of Malacca near Malaysia , were rescued by a Syrian cargo ship on August 31, Malaysia ’s Bernama National News Agency has reported.
According to Bernama, the ship, carrying 6,000 tonnes of tin ore from India ’s Calcutta en route to China , capsized 48 nautical miles from Lumut of Malaysia’s Perak on August 30.
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said it sent three patrol boats to the scene to deploy search and rescue of the victims after receiving the news.
MMEA patrol boats then brought the saved crew members, including three Myanmar persons, to Pangkor Island , Perak.
Bernama quoted the captain of ship “Hodasco 15” as saying that there was a leak on the hull of the ship that could not be fixed so water entered the ship./.
According to Bernama, the ship, carrying 6,000 tonnes of tin ore from India ’s Calcutta en route to China , capsized 48 nautical miles from Lumut of Malaysia’s Perak on August 30.
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said it sent three patrol boats to the scene to deploy search and rescue of the victims after receiving the news.
MMEA patrol boats then brought the saved crew members, including three Myanmar persons, to Pangkor Island , Perak.
Bernama quoted the captain of ship “Hodasco 15” as saying that there was a leak on the hull of the ship that could not be fixed so water entered the ship./.
