Russian sailor dies on his yacht off Port Dickson

The man and his assistant were on their way to Phuket, Thailand, after setting sail from a Cambodian port.

MALACCA: A Russian sailor died on his yacht, believed due to a heart attack, while sailing on the waters of Kuala Sepang in Selangor yesterday afternoon.

Kuala Linggi Five District Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), in a statement here yesterday, said the 56-year-old man, known only as Ermak@Epmak, was believed to have had a heart attack at 12.15pm.

“We were alerted of the situation by a local fisherman.

“Two MMEA boats from Kuala Linggi and Klang were deployed for emergency rescue at sea mission,” he statement said.

The statement said that the man’s yacht, named Southern Breeze 3, was found 17 nautical miles off the Port Dickson beach in Negeri Sembilan.

“The man was found unconscious on the deck while being accompanied by another Russian man who was his assistant.

“He was pronounced dead by the medical officer upon arrival at the Port Dickson Marine Department jetty,” the statement said, adding that the body was taken to Port Dickson Hospital for a post-mortem.

It is learnt that the man and his assistant were on their way to Phuket, Thailand, after setting sail from a Cambodian port.

Meanwhile, MMEA deputy director-general Zulkifli Abu Bakar, when contacted, confirmed the incident, saying that a police report on the incident was made at the Port Dickson police headquarters for further investigations. -FMT