Malaysia: Boat capsizes, leaving 13 missing
Malaysia’s Sabah state’s police said that a boat carrying 15 people sank in Batu Payung waters, Tawau, Sabah state on February 8, leaving 13 missing.
Illustrative image (Source: nst.com.my)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia’s Sabah state’s police said that a boat carrying 15
people sank in Batu Payung waters, Tawau, Sabah state on February 8, leaving 13
missing.
Head of Tawau
police Fadil Marsus said two victims managed to swim to the Batu Payung beach.
According to Fadil, the accident occurred just
around five to ten minutes after the boat left Batu Payung, Tawau, for Sungai
Nyamuk of Indonesia. It was capsized by a big wave.
Director
of Sabah state’s Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Modh Zubil Mat
Som said the MMEA had launched search and rescue activities, which had to be
suspended at mid-night due to harsh weather conditions. Rescue efforts were to
be resumed on the morning of February 9.-VNA