Crewman missing as tanker sinks in storm off Sarawak

 

The coastguard patrol vessel KM Setia has been sent on a search and rescue mission. (MMEA pic)

KUCHING: A search has been launched for a missing crew member of a tanker that was reported to have sunk in Samalaju waters about 40 nautical miles northwest of Bintulu.

Bintulu maritime zone director Khairol Anuar Saad said a report was received at 10.53am today that the Banga 2 tanker, with four crew members on board, had sunk.

Three crew members were rescued by a boat that happened to be nearby while one Indian crew member, identified as Himanshu Kumar, was missing.

“The victims said their ship was hit by a storm while anchored in the waters off Samalaju at about 2am, causing it to sink,” he said.

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The captain and another Malaysian and one Indian national managed to get on the life raft but the other crew member drifted away, he said. - FMT