MMEA: Capsized boat refloated, search for missing couple continues


KLANG: The search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate a couple who went missing after their boat capsized in the waters off Tanjung Harapan on Friday (June 6) evening, continued on Saturday (June 7), with efforts focused on raising the sunken vessel.

Selangor Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Enforcement and Excise Unit operations officer, Maritime Lieutenant Mohd Syafiq Sazali, said that the boat was partially refloated at 2.20pm, after which the team began pumping out the water.

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