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 […]
Three almost-drowned teens rescued
KUCHING: Three teenagers were nearly drowned when their boat sank. This unfortunate incident was due to the rising waves at Sungai Prima Bintawa, here on Thursday (Oct 1). According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), the operations centre received a distress call at 1.09pm on the occurrence. The victims were identified as Mohd Shafazlie […]
Search continues for men missing at sea
BINTULU: Search and rescue efforts will continue on Friday (Sept 25) for two men who went missing during a fishing trip near the Temana A platform. Day 8 (Thursday, Sept 24) of operations started at 8am to look for Kinminsna Kassim, 58, and his Indonesian employee Pendi Salim Husin, 38. Tatau District police chief DSP […]
Man feared drown still missing
KUCHING: An Indian male feared drown was still missing on Thursday (Sept 24). It was the second day of the search and rescue (SAR) operation. He reportedly fell off from a vessel nearby Isthmus Bridge, Jalan Dermaga on Wednesday. According to a statement from the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), a distress call about […]
Fallen Indian national feared drown
KUCHING: A male Indian national is suspected to have drowned after he fell off from a vessel near Isthmus Bridge, Jalan Dermaga, here today. According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), a distress call about the incident was received at 3.12pm. The victim was identified as Santosh Kumar, aged 23. Upon receiving the call, […]
Search for missing anglers enters day 5
TATAU: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for two anglers who were reported missing since Sept 17 after their boat capsized in Kuala Serupai here has entered its fifth day today (Sept 22). Sarawak Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director Maritime Captain Zin Azman Md Yunus said the operation so far covers an area of […]
Two missing anglers still not found
BINTULU: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was activated by the Sarawak Maritime Headquarters here at 3.10pm on Thursday (Sept 17) for two missing anglers. The boat carrying the two anglers was suspected to have overturned and capsized while on the way from Kuala Serupai Jetty, Tatau to a nearby oil rig area on Wednesday […]
Senior citizen still missing after three days
BAU: A senior citizen has gone missing at Pekan Tondong here after failing to return home at Jalan Selalang since Wednesday afternoon (Sept 9). The 77-year-old male victim identified as Kuan Joon Ted was believed to be senile. He is often seen walking around the Pan Borneo route from Selalang to Tondong back and forth. […]
OKU boy feared drowned
SIBU: An 18-year old boy, Dublin Clint is feared drowned after his fibre boat was found floating in Rajang River near Nanga Sungai Ensengei, Kanowit today. The boat used by Dublin to deliver barrels of oil across the Kaabah River was found floating by local residents. Fire and Rescue Services Department (Bomba) received a call […]
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 […]
