Four fishermen still missing after boat sank


BATU PAHAT: Four fishermen are still missing while another was found safe after their boat capsized approximately 6.8 nautical miles south-west of Tanjung Segenting near here yesterday.

Malaysian Maritime Enforce-ment Agency (MMEA) director, maritime Commander Mohd Hanis Mohd Yunus said that the boat was overturned by large waves at about 6am with five fishermen, aged between 43 and 63, onboard.

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