Fishing boat explosion leaves one dead and two injured in Pulau Tinggi

By YEE XIANG YUN

MERSING: An explosion on the deck of a fishing boat killed one and left two injured near Pulau Tinggi here.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Mersing zone director Maritime Commander Suhaizan Saadin said the incident took place four nautical miles (about 7km) west of the island between 7am and 8am Thursday (Aug 17).

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