Two bodies from sunken merchant ship recovered, one still missing
KOTA TINGGI: Two bodies from the sunken merchant ship MV Amanda in the eastern waters of Tanjung Sepang, near here, on Tuesday, were recovered, according to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).
Johor MMEA director First Admiral Maritime Aminuddin Abdul Rashid said the two bodies, a Bangladeshi and a Chinese, both male were found at 7.45pm when their bodies surfaced, as the vessel sank.
He said the search and rescue team will continue its operation within 120 nautical miles from the capsized location to find another missing Bangladeshi crew member.
“The search will focus on the surface and underwater. A team of divers has been placed in a state of preparedness to dive when there is a possibility that the victim is still trapped,” he told reporters at a press conference at Pos Maritim, Tanjung Pengelih, near here, yesterday.
In the incident at 2pm on Tuesday, the vessel carrying nine crews, all of them foreigners, had suffered damage to the generator which caused the ship’s wheel to stop functioning.
While attempting to make full astern, strong waves pushed the vessel causing it collide with another vessel and capsize and sank.
However, six male crewmen, five Bangladeshis and one Chinese had been rescued while three were reported missing. - Bernama