Nine men rescued from leaking boat near Sebangkat Island


MMEA and police officials rescuing the stranded crews.

KOTA KINABALU: Nine men were rescued after their speedboat began leaking in waters off Sebangkat Island, Semporna.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) officials received a distress call about the incident at around 11.37am on Saturday (July 19) and initiated a rescue operation.

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