Oil tanker fire: SAR operation suspended


JOHOR BARU: The search and rescue operation (SAR) to locate the three missing crew members of oil tanker MT Pablo which caught fire on May 1, has been suspended until new leads are found.

Johor Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director First Admiral Nurul Hizam Zakaria said the operation, which entered its fifth day, was called off at 7pm on May 5.

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