Gabon-registered ship catches fire, three crew members missing off Kota Tinggi


KOTA TINGGI: Three crew members of a Gabon-registered vessel went missing after their ship was engulfed in flames near Tanjung Sedili here.

Johor Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director First Admiral Nurul Hizam Zakaria said the Johor Baru maritime rescue centre received a distress call about the incident at 4pm on Monday (May 1).

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