Navy chief: Possible MT Putri Sea wreck detected


Officers from the Marine Department looking at the possible locations in the search for six missing crew members of MT Putri Sea on Friday.

PETALING JAYA: The Royal Malaysian Navy might have found the wreck of the MT Putri Sea, which is believed to have sunk off Tanjung Pengelih following an explosion.

RMN chief Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin said on Twitter that the navy hydrography vessel KD Perantau had detected an underwater object, which is believed to be the missing MT Putri.

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