SAR operation launched to find missing Fisheries Dept boat, crew

JOHOR BARU: The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has activated a search and rescue operation around the Johor Straits to help locate a missing Fisheries Department boat and its four crewmen.

Johor Maritime director First Admiral Maritime Nurul Hizam Zakaria said the boat was reported missing while on its way to Pengkalan Tampoi on Tuesday (Feb 28).