MMEA rescues passengers after ferry runs aground


ALOR SETAR: Over 500 passengers on a Langkawi ferry that ran aground at the Kuala Kedah estuary were rescued by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) at 9.15pm on Thursday.

Kuala Kedah Maritime Zone commander Noor Azreyanti Ishak said they were alerted about the incident by the Malaysian Marine Department (JLM).

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