22-6-2024 (KUALA LUMPUR) A tragic incident has unfolded off the coast of Tanjung Segenting, where four men are feared drowned after their fishing boat capsized in treacherous conditions. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has launched a search and rescue operation to locate the missing individuals.
According to Maritime Commander Mohd Haniff Mohd Yunus, the director of Batu Pahat’s MMEA maritime zone, the incident occurred around 6 a.m. on Friday (June 21). The fishing boat, carrying five men aged between 43 and 62, capsized approximately 6.8 nautical miles (12.5 kilometers) southwest of Tanjung Segenting.
“The fishing boat capsized 6.8 nautical miles (12.5km) southwest of Tanjung Segenting. There were five men, aged 43 to 62, on the boat, and they were out at sea to fish when bad weather and strong currents hit the vessel, causing it to overturn,” Mohd Haniff said in a statement on Saturday (June 22).
The search and rescue operation was activated at 9 a.m. on Friday, and the MMEA team managed to locate one of the five victims, 43-year-old Tan Siak Bin. “The survivor was rescued by another fishing boat that was near the accident site. We have sent him to Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail here for medical treatment,” Mohd Haniff added.
Tragically, the remaining four fishermen have yet to be found, prompting the authorities to expand the search radius to cover a larger area. The search continues on June 22, with MMEA personnel and vessels scouring the waters in hopes of locating the missing individuals.
