Two more bodies recovered from capsized sand dredger


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 24 Mar 2018

MUAR: Two more bodies – a man and a woman – have been recovered from the capsized sand dredger off the coast here Saturday.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Southern Region Maritime deputy director Capt Sanifah Yusof said one of the bodies was recovered from the ship's cabin while the other was found floating six nautical miles away near Parit Haji Bakri. Both victims were Chinese nationals.

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