KOTA KINABALU: A video of a passing tour boat ignoring the cries for help from people drowning in last Sunday’s tragedy has surfaced in chat media such as WhatsApp, raising angry questions over the boat operator’s lack of action.
In the video, apparently taken by a tourist on the boat, voices can be heard saying in Chinese, “rescue them! rescue them!” as the boat chugs past the spot where a fisherman’s vessel carrying 10 people had capsized.
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