Body of missing tugboat crew member found


KUANTAN: A body, believed to be one of the six missing crew members of a tug boat hit by a freighter on Thursday, has been found off Tanjung Gelang here.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Eastern Region chief First Admiral Datuk Nasir Adam said the body, which was severely bloated, was discovered by patrol vessel KM Sebatik at about 1.05pm, Friday, about 4.8 nautical miles from where the tug boat sank

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