Sabah authorities to check catamaran's registration status

A file photo of the missing catamaran. - Picture forwarded by MMEA.

KOTA KINABALU: The authorities will check to see whether the catamaran carrying 31 people, including 28 tourists from China, was registered in Sabah or elsewhere.

Assistant Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Datuk Pang Yuk Ming said the Sabah government had ruled that catamarans could carry a maximum of 12 people, including the crew and skipper.