Tugboat Crew Missing After Collision

By Joseph R. Fonseca
Saturday, November 1, 2014

Five members of a tugboat crew are missing after a collision with a merchant ship about 9NM off Tanjung Gelang yesterday (30 October). One crew member was rescued by fishermen.

A search and rescue operation found debris, an oil slick and a life buoy about 4.2NM from the scene of the collision.

For information about operations in Malaysia contact GAC-Kudrat at gac-kudrat.malaysia@gac.com
 

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