MMEA launches search for boat with 13 people missing in Terengganu waters

KUALA TERENGGANU – The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency has activated a search and rescue (SAR) operation for a boat with 10 anglers and three crews that went missing in Besut waters.

Terengganu Maritime director Muhammad Suffi Mohd Ramli said the boat, with registration number KNF 7040, left the Pengkalan Kubu jetty in Kuala Besut at 10am last Saturday.

“The boat failed to return as scheduled on Wednesday and could not be contacted.

“The Maritime Rescue and Search Coordination Centre in Kuantan activated the SAR for the boat at 11.45am yesterday,” he said in a statement.

He said the seafaring community and the public who have any information on the incident should contact the MERS 999 line or Kuala Terengganu Maritime Operations Centre at 09-622-4357. – Bernama, July 1, 2022