KOTA KINABALU: Pump boats filled to overflowing and zipping between the many islands in Semporna are a common sight – but things went horribly wrong when a boat with at least 21 people on board capsized while on its way from Kampung Bakung Bakung to Kampung Tandoan.
Five people – two women and three children – drowned while another two children are missing after the overloaded boat capsized in bad weather off Sabah’s east coast.
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