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SAR mission underway for missing man in Kuching’s Reservoir Park

KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has launched a search and rescue (SAR) mission for a missing 50-year-old man, Kamarau Adong, at Reservoir Park here last night (Oct 13). The initial call came from a police station at 8pm when the victim’s wife reported her husband’s disappearance in the forest. “According to reports from […]

SAR operation underway for two anglers missing in Labuan waters

LABUAN: Local enforcement agencies have launched a search and rescue (SAR) operation after two anglers were reported missing during a fishing trip yesterday afternoon. A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the missing individuals, identified as Yasin Omar, 20, and Mohd Shah Nazmin, 19, embarked on a journey in a small boat for a fishing […]

Capsized vessel refloated, search continues for missing crew

SEBUYAU: The MV Tung Sung cargo ship that capsized in Pulau Burung waters on July 19, was refloated today (July 30). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus in an update, said the vessel that was carrying landscaping rocks, will be towed to a location about eight nautical miles […]

SAR operation for MV Tung Sung suspended

KUCHING: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for the MV Tung Sung ship, which was reported to have capsized on July 20, was suspended yesterday (July 28) at 6pm until the operation to right the ship is completed. Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunus said the appointed contractor informed […]

MMEA broadens search for missing crews

SEBUYAU: The search and rescue (SAR) mission to find the four missing crew members of MV Tung Sung cargo ship in Sebuyau and Pulau Burung waters has expanded its search area to 159.9 nautical miles. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director, First Admiral Zin Azman Md Yunos, said that the operation has been going […]

SAR ops expanded in search for missing fishermen

MIRI: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for four fishermen who went missing after their boats capsized off Miri waters on Tuesday (July 18) has been expanded to cover over 539 square nautical miles. However, the operation had to be temporarily postponed today due to adverse weather conditions, including strong winds, heavy rain and rough […]

Large-scale SAR ops underway for missing fishermen

MIRI: A large-scale search and rescue (SAR) operation is currently in progress to locate four fishermen who went missing after their boats capsized off Miri waters on Wednesday (July 19). The missing victims are identified as 60-year-old Masni Jana, 43-year-old Zaidi Jana, 54-year-old Annuar Amin and 70-year-old Junaidi Jamin. Two boats departed from a jetty […]

Sarawak Coast Guard successfully conducts 27 patrols

MIRI: The Sarawak Coast Guard (SCG) has successfully carried out 27 patrol operations since it started on April 7, 2021. Sarawak Security and Enforcement Unit (UKPS) director Datu Dr Chai Khin Chung shared that the SCG has been actively involved in 10 Search and Rescue (SAR) operations. They have also conducted two SAR training sessions […]

SAR operation continues for final victim of water surge

The search and rescue (SAR) efforts to find the final victim of the Air Putih water surge tragedy, 14-year-old Putri Nor Fatin Karim, are still underway. The operation is employing a targeted search approach, focusing on the specific area where the victim was last located, while also expanding the search radius to nearby regions, said […]

SAR in Jeram Air Putih tragedy enters fifth day

CHUKAI: The operation to search for the remaining two missing victims of the Jeram Air Putih water surge tragedy entered its fifth day today. The two victims still missing are Putri Nur Fatin Karim, 14, and Muhammad Fikri Saliman, 24, from Batu Pahat, Johor. Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Zone 2 head Azman Alias […]