Boat carrying 10 anglers feared to have sunk, SAR activated

KUCHING (Bernama): The Sarawak Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), has activated a search and rescue (SAR) operation at noon on Saturday (Oct 2) after a boat with ten anglers was reported to have sunk about two nautical miles from the waters of Pulau Satang here.

Its director, First Admiral (Maritime) Zin Azman Md Yunus, said it received a report via MERS 999 call from a complainant about the sinking of the boat and Rescue Boat 8, which was operating around Santubong waters, was dispatched to the scene.