Two dead, six missing after boat capsizes near Teluk Ramunia, Johor

KOTA TINGGI: A boat carrying 27 foreigners capsized near Teluk Ramunia here, leaving two dead and six others missing.

Johor Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director First Admiral Nurul Hizam Zakaria said the boat, from Pulau Bintan, Indonesia headed towards Malaysia, capsized at 0.8 nautical miles (1.4km) of Teluk Ramunia at 4.50am on Thursday (Jan 20).