Eight Indonesian crewmen rescued after vessel sank
BINTULU: Eight crew members of the Azlina Bos vessel were rescued after it sank approximately nine nautical miles northwest of Kuala Kemena last Wednesday. According to director of the Bintulu Maritime Zone Captain Mohd Iszuadi Muhamad Hassan the vessel was found partially submerged with eight crewmen, all Indonesians aged between 31 and 48. “The distress […]
Fishing vessel, six crew members detained
TANJUNG MANIS: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a Class C fishing vessel and six of its crew members on Monday (Aug 2). Maritime Zone director Commander Mohd Ariz Md Kassim said the vessel was detained at about 44 nautical miles from Tanjung Jerijeh, Belawai at 4.30pm. “Further inspections found that the vessel’s license […]
Crewmen taken to Offshore Transit Centre
MIRI: Minister-in-charge of the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee Datuk Lee Kim Shin today confirmed that all crews onboard the NAGA 7 offshore rig would be transported to the Offshore Transit Centre (OTC) here. “We received a request for the 101 crew members to be transported here (at OTC) by ConocoPhilips Sarawak Ltd last night and we […]
Two crewmen dead
KUCHING: Two local crewmen of the MV Dayang Topaz, a vessel which hit an offshore oil platform about 7.7 nautical miles off Miri this early morning, were pronounced dead. According to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Rescue and Disaster Relief Division acting director Maritime Commander Dr Suzanna Razali Chan, based on the latest information […]
