Two boats carrying offshore workers sink in Kimanis waters


KOTA KINABALU: A group of seven offshore workers had a scare when the boats they were travelling in sank off Kimanis waters on Thursday (Nov 25) afternoon.

The two boats ran into trouble around noon, when one boat completely sank and the other already overturned but was still afloat.

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