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Friday 22 May 2015

Latest: dredger Tanjung Punggai sank postponed

APMM 11 pm Thursday to carry out the transfer of the ship owned by Marine Department used the services of a tugboat.

Wednesday Pengerang which capsized in waters off Johor Baharu dredger, 1.2 nautical miles along Tanjung Punggai, Kota Tinggi here one Thursday night was postponed to a location in the position.

Operations Director Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) sedili naval district commander Mustafa Kamal Abbas transfer operation which ended at 8 pm Thursday, about eight hours, he takes.

"At this time, we ship operations or to the contrary are not sure whether they will continue to dive.

When contacted here a while ago "Any information we will tell later," he said.

APMM 11 pm Thursday to carry out the transfer of the ship owned by Marine Department used the services of a tugboat.

Royal Malaysian Navy and police total of 10 divers search and rescue in a boat were ready to perform, he only managed to hold.

In Singapore, the Maritime Port Authority (MPA) today and Malaysian waters which were overturned SC208 Oceanline sand dredger, morning towed to a safe area in the region of Malaysia said in a statement.

13 Chinese and one Malaysian - - still undiscovered MPA Singapore, said 14 staff members.

He ships MPA, the Republic of Singapore Navy and Coast Guard search and rescue in Singapore territorial waters (SAR) continue, he said.

According to the statement, the MPA and the Republic of missing still find them in the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center to report its findings to help contact merchant ships passing through the waters concerned.

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