Search continues for three missing tugboat crewmen in Sabah waters


MMEA personnel scouring the waters off the northern Kota Belud district in search of the missing crewmen.

KOTA KINABALU: The search for three crewmen who went missing after their tugboat capsized off Sabah’s northern Kota Belud district entered its third day as rescuers expanded their search area on Tuesday (May 24).

Boats from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), marine police and navy have been divided into sectors to look for the missing seamen, covering an area extending to 339 nautical miles.

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