Tugboat capsizes in Sandakan, 3 missing

SANDAKAN: Three crewmen of a tugboat are missing after their vessel “Ever Winner” capsized in choppy waters off Kuala Kinabatangan Besar, near here, early Wednesday.

Director of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sandakan Zone, Captain Zainudin Mohd Zuki (pic), said the incident happened around 4am, but the MMEA Sandakan Zone only received information of the incident at 4.20pm on Wednesday.

“‘Ever Winner’ was operated by four crew members, including its captain.

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It is understood that the tugboat had been towing a barge called ‘Ever Eternity’ (which also capsized), with one crew member, from Kinabatangan to Sandakan, and is said to have battled bad weather before the boat’s transport company noticed it was missing.

 

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