Banting boat mishap: Twenty-four more rescued


PETALING JAYA: At least 24 more people have been rescued following Wednesday morning’s sinking of a boat carrying 97 foreigners off Banting, say police sources.

Sources also claim that the boat did not capsize, as initially believed, but that a leak in the vessel caused it to sink.

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