Eight crewmen rescued from sinking cargo ship near Bintulu


- Bernama

SIBU (Bernama): Eight crew members of a cargo ship faced an anxious moment when the vessel almost sank due to a storm about 17 nautical miles from the Bintulu Port.

Sarawak Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Bintulu Maritime Zone acting director Commander Effendy Mohamed Fadil said the ship's entire crew had boarded a life raft and were rescued by two MMEA boats and a group of local fishermen.

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