Indonesian vessel capsizes near Pedra Branca - 30 rescued


Illustrative photo of Pedra Branca

SINGAPORE: All 30 people on board an Indonesia-registered vessel, Facific Memory II were rescued after it capsized near Pedra Branca on Tuesday (May 20), according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

In a statement, the agency said the MPA-operated Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) received information at about 7.20am that a vessel had capsized with people in the water, approximately 14.6 nautical miles northeast of Pedra Branca.

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