MMEA halts tanker rescue operation


Vessel down: Black smoke coming off the tanker after the fire. — AFP

JOHOR BARU: The operation to locate three missing crew members of oil tanker MT Pablo, which caught fire, has been suspended after a search on the vessel found no evidence of them onboard.

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 Friday.

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