GEORGE TOWN: The body of an Indonesian crew member who fell from a barge at Penang Port near here was found on Sunday (Nov 23) at Pulau Keramat, Tanjung Bungah.
Penang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director of operations John Sagun Francis said the victim, identified as Abdul Khodir, 46, was found at 4.45pm by fishermen in the area.
"The JBPM team retrieved the body and handed it over to the police for further action,” he said in a statement on Sunday night.
He said further checks confirmed that the man was the crew member reported missing after falling from a vessel.
On Saturday (Nov 22), the media reported that JBPM received a call from the police at 3.55pm seeking assistance to locate the victim, a crew member of the Cassandra 2702 vessel, who was feared to have fallen overboard between 10pm and 2am the previous night.
