KUALA TERENGGANU: The tourist boat that collided with a fishing boat at the Besut River estuary near the Kuala Besut Jetty on Monday (Jan 31) was carrying 29 passengers on board when the permitted capacity was only 12 people.
Marine Department corporate communications head Muhammad Shuhaimi Abd Rahman said the situation would have caused the tourist boat to be difficult to control during a collision and if there was bad weather and strong currents.
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