Tanjung Balau Boat Tragedy: Coastal search and rescue continues, sea search postponed

An MMEA helicopter searching for survivors in the waters around Tanjung Balau on Thrusday. The sea search has been postponed due to bad visibility.

JOHOR BAHRU: The search and rescue operation to locate the victims of a boat that capsized on Wednesday (Dec 15) in waters off Tanjung Balau, Kota Tinggi, continued over Thursday (Dec 16) to cover the coastal area of Tanjung Siang right up to Tanjung Balau.

According to Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Search and Rescue Forward Base (PHC) 17 personnel from various agencies were being deployed in the operation which started at 7pm on Thursday.