Ready to assist in boat capsize incident
KUCHING: Kapit MP office is ready to provide assistance in connection with the incident involving four people reported missing after the longboat they were travelling in capsized in the Batang Baleh near SK Lepong Baleh in Kapit. Following the reported case, Kapit MP cum Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi expressed his sadness upon […]
Police Air Unit assets involved in search and rescue
KUCHING: Three of the Police Air Unit’s (PGU) assets are involved in Day Three of the search and rescue (SAR) operations for 59-year-old Awang Omar Awang Hasmawi, who has been reported missing since Saturday (Oct 2). Two aircraft, namely the Beechcraft King Air B300 and Cessna Caravan C208, and a Ecureuil AS355N helicopter, were mobilised […]
We were only supporting agency in search: Khirudin
KUCHING: The Sarawak Fire and Services Department only played the role of a supporting agency in the search and rescue (SAR) operations for the 10 individuals who went missing after a fishing boat capsized last Saturday (Oct 2). Director Khirudin Drahman also revealed that his department’s marine logistics were limited and only suitable in coastal […]
Chronology of capsize incident
KUCHING: Here is the full chronology by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak of a fishing boat with eight anglers, a skipper and a first mate aboard, which capsized due to rough and big waves in Telaga Air on Saturday afternoon (Oct 2). Its director First Admiral Maritime Zin Azman Md Yunus said the […]
