Ship capsizes off Sibu, two rescued and two missing


SIBU: Two crew members of a ship transporting sand went missing while two others were rescued after their vessel capsized near Kampung Bungan Kecil about 45km from here in the early hours of Sunday (June 26) morning.

A Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre (PGO) spokesperson said the identities of the two missing victims had yet to be ascertained but they were in their 20s, while the survivors were in their 40s and 50s.

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