Couple rescued after boat runs out of fuel

Safe and sound: Md Asibih Tamang (seated left) and his wife Fatima Ulo (right) being transported to safety by the MMEA.

KOTA KINABALU: What was supposed to be a two-hour boat ride became a two-day journey for an elderly couple after they got lost and ran out of fuel while travelling off Sandakan. Md Asibih Tamang, 73, and his wife Fatima Ulo, 65, were travelling from Kampung Batu Putih to their daughter’s house in Kampung Terusan Sugut, some 41 nautical miles away, when they got lost.

The couple had headed out to sea at about 8am on Sunday and was supposed to reach their destination some two hours later, but they never showed up.