BATU PAHAT: Four fishermen drifted for nine hours in the high seas when their boat capsized after being hit by strong waves 3.9 nautical miles southwest of Pantai Perpat, near here, at midnight on Thursday.
Johor Maritime Operations deputy director Capt (maritime) Simon Templer Lo Tusa said after receiving a report on the incident at 12.15pm the Johor Bahru maritime rescue sub-centre activated Op Carilamat to search for the victims, aged between 25 and 34.
He said two boats sent to the scene detected a blue fishing boat which was reported to have capsized with four crewmen on board.
“An AW139 aircraft was also deployed in air detection and search operations with the assistance of the Malaysian Maritime Sea Surveillance System (SWASLA) radar,” he said in a statement, today.
Simon said the victims, all locals, were found safe at 10.8 nautical miles southwest of the Batu Pahat estuary, about 9am this morning by another fishing boat that participated in Op Carilamat.
“The four victims from Pontian Kechil are safe and all of them have returned to their families,” he said.
Meanwhile, in Kota Tinggi, the search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate the missing victims in the boat capsize incident in Tanjung Balau, Kota Tinggi continued tonight despite the bad weather conditions.
“A total of 18 members from various agencies will be patrolling the beach tonight,” Pangkalan Hadapan Carilamat of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said.
The SAR operation is now entering its third day with 21 fatalities, 13 rescued while more than 16 others are still missing. - FMT
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