Navy recovers 11th body from capsized Indonesian boat off Pulau Pangkor, three still missing

“IPOH, May 15 — Another body of a victim from a boat carrying Indonesian migrants that capsized off the waters of Pulau Pangkor was found this morning, bringing the number of recovered bodies to 11 so far. The Perak Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said the body of a male victim was discovered by the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) at 9.27 am, located 5.6 nautical miles from the incident site. “The body was found by an RMN asset (FCB 1001) and brought to the Kampung Acheh Marine Police Jetty at 10.20 am,” it said in a statement. Earlier, the search and rescue (SAR) operation, which entered its fifth day, resumed at 7 am today, covering a total search radius of about 215.14 square nautical miles from the incident location. The SAR operation involved seven assets, namely the Maritime Vessel KM Malawali (MMEA), Benteng 1203 (MMEA), KD Sri Indera Sakti (RMN), FCB 1001 (RMN), FCB 1030, PSC 16 (Marine Police) and PSC 24 (Marine Police), focusing on locating three more missing victims. In the incident on May 11, a boat believed to be carrying 37 Indonesian migrants capsized about 8.2 nautical miles off Pulau Pangkor while en route to several destinations in Malaysia. So far, 23 victims have been rescued. — Bernama

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