Two fishermen rescued from sinking boat by Perak MMEA


Picture Courtesy from MMEA

IPOH: Two Indonesian fishermen were rescued at sea after their boat had a leak and began sinking some 53 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Perak at the Strait of Malacca.

Perak Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director Capt Mohamad Shukri Khotob said a towboat on its way from Langkawi to Lumut encountered the two victims and rescued them before dawn on Friday (March 8).

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