Navy vessel sinks off Johor coast

To the depths: The ‘KD Pendekar’ seen partially submerged at two nautical miles southeast of the Tanjung Penyusop cape near Pengerang, Johor. The ship later completely sank. — Photo sourced from social media

PETALING JAYA: The Royal Malaysian Navy vessel KD Pendekar has completely sunk off the coast of Johor after experiencing “severe flooding” due to a leak.

The KD Pendekar sank two nautical miles southeast of Tanjung Penyusop at 3.54pm yesterday, said the Navy.