Crewman stabbed by colleague aboard ship off Selangor coast

 Selangor MMEA says the 36-year-old suspect will be investigated for attempted murder.

The two men were crew members on MV Lucky Camelia, which was off Tanjung Rhu, Selangor, at the time of the incident yesterday. (MMEA pic)

PETALING JAYA:

 A crewman was stabbed in the abdomen by a colleague during a fight aboard the MV Lucky Camelia off Tanjung Rhu yesterday, says the Selangor Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).

Selangor MMEA director Abdul Muhaimin Salleh said the operations centre received a request for aid at 8.52pm and deployed patrol boat Penggalang 41 to the vessel, which was about four nautical miles from the Selangor coast.

He said a 36-year-old suspect was detained following the incident.

“The suspect will be investigated under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder,” Bernama reported him as saying today.

Muhaimin said the 47-year-old victim was transferred to an ambulance for treatment at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang after the vessel arrived at the marine police jetty in Pulau Indah, near Port Klang, at 1.15am.

The suspect was also handed over to the investigating officer for further action. - FMT