Tugboat crew feared drown

MIRI: Search and rescue (SAR) operation have yet to find a tugboat crew who went missing after he jumped into the Kuala Baram river near a jetty next to the Asean Bridge here on Wednesday. Adriadi Kristianto, 34, an Indonesian national, had reportedly jumped into the river to untie the boat’s rope that got entangled […]

Crew member feared drowned after falling overboard

MIRI: A crew member of a vessel is feared drowned after falling overboard on Wednesday (Sept 9). It is believed that the incident occurred around 2pm off Kuala Baram waters. A police report was lodged by the vessel’s operation manager. Nine firemen from the Lopeng fire station led by PBK II Nasir Razali rushed to […]

Foreign man feared drowned

TANJUNG MANIS: A foreign man was feared drowned after he fell off from a fishing boat. This took place in Tanjung Manis waters, 18 nautical miles away heading north sea on Tuesday. The victim, identified as Ikbal Ramadan, 27, from Indonesia was found missing around 3.15pm. Earlier around 9.45am the fishing boat departed from Fisheries […]

Fallen Indian national feared drowned

SIBU: An Indian national who reportedly fell down from his boat was feared to have drowned on Friday (July 24). In a statement issued by the Bomba Operations Centre (PGO), it was learnt that the incident happened at Sungai Sebedil, Batang Igan. The department said the victim was identified as 21-year-old Kumar Saurabh. “One of […]

Search area widens for students

MISSING AT SEA DUNGUN: A search and rescue operation for four Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Polytechnic (PSMZA) students feared drowned at Pantai Teluk Bidara, has now been extended 15 kilometres to Pantai Sura, here. One of the students, Muhammad Zul Fahmi Zuki, 21, feared drowned at Pantai Teluk Bidara, was never known to have taken […]