Indonesian crew drift with their stricken vessel over 200km to Pulau Pemanggil

The KLM Jaya Makmur 88 at Pulau Pemanggil, Johor. Its began having engine problems on Aug 12, then drifted over 200km to Pulau Pemanggil from Indonesia.

MERSING: Four Indonesian crewmen made the tough decision to abandon ship after an engine failure caused their vessel to drift at sea for days.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Mersing zone director Maritime Commander Suhaizan Saadin said their vessel KLM Jaya Makmur 88 began experiencing failure in the main engine and began drifting at around 6pm last Saturday (Aug 12).