LUMUT, Nov 29 — A boat owner and his four crew members were fished out of the sea this morning after their boat sank due to bad weather.
In a statement here today, the Royal Malaysian Navy said the boat had sunk 53 nautical miles northwest of Pangkor Island.
“The boat owner and his crew were rescued by a passing boat while KD Selangor, which was located 54.4 nautical miles south of the incident site was ordered to go to the area to keep watch over the fishing boat while waiting for it to be towed back to Pantai Remis,” the statement said.
KD Selangor arrived at the scene at 11.20am and at the time, the sea was choppy with winds blowing at 23 knots per hour.
“It was also raining heavily with vision less than one nautical miles,” added the statement.
KD Selangor will remain on site to ensure the safety of other ships passing the area.
As for the sunken ship, it will be towed back by other fishing boats when the weather permits.
