The bodies of three other victims in Tuesday's boat capsize tragedy in Tawau waters were recovered by the Search and Rescue (SAR) team today, bringing the total number of victims so far to nine.
The latest find of two more bodies was shared by Bernama reporter Ismail Lamo, who is with the Search and Rescue (SAR) team.
The first, that of a child, was found in Tinagat waters off Tawau by a Customs boat at 3.30pm.
The second, of a man, was detected by a spotter aircraft floating in Unarang waters in Indonesia at 4pm.
Ismail reported that sea and weather conditions were good at the time.
Earlier, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sabah and Labuan regional director First Admiral Mohd Zubil Mat Som had said the body of Azlan Moja, in his 30s, was found at 5.48pm about 1.9 nautical miles northwest of Kampung Titingan, Tawau.
With the latest developments, two more victims have yet to be accounted for.
The SAR operation for the missing victims continued today over a search area of 68 square nautical miles in the waters off Tawau.
Last Tuesday, a speedboat carrying 15 Indonesians, including the skipper, capsized after it was believed to have been hit by strong waves about five to 10 minutes after it departed the Tinagat Batu Payung jetty in Tawau.
The boat began its journey at 5.30pm to go to Sungai Nyamuk in Indonesia.
Mohd Zubil also said the SAR operation for five victims still missing in the catamaran capsize tragedy in the waters off Pulau Mengalum on Jan 28 will be continued today, its 14th day.
"The SAR operations today involve 300 people with eight assets including seven ships and boats, and one aircraft. The operations will still cover 300 square nautical miles off Kota Kinabalu," he said.
In the tragedy on Jan 28, a catamaran carrying 28 tourists from China and three crew was believed to have capsized amidst strong winds and huge waves while heading to Pulau Mengalum.
So far, 26 victims have been found, including four who died.
Mohd Zubil said to date, the MMEA had not received any instructions to end the SAR mission.
"We will continue the operation until there is an instruction to stop it," he said. -- BERNAMA
Bernama
Fri Feb 10 2017
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