SAR operation called off for missing divers at 6pm, to resume on Saturday (April 9)


MERSING: Search and rescue operations to find the three missing scuba divers in the waters of Pulau Tokong Sanggol were halted on Friday (April 8) evening.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency's (MMEA) Mersing director Khairul Nizam Misran, said the operation, which started at 3am, was halted at 6pm as there was no new information from the water and aerial assets.

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