Two foreigners rescued after sailboat sinks off Melaka waters near Pulau Undan


MELAKA: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) rescued a Mexican and Portuguese national from their sinking sail boat off the coast of Pulau Undan here.

In the 3.35am incident on Saturday (March 9), the boat's hull had hit an unidentified hard object before sinking.

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