Star Online Monday, 22 May 2017 | MYT 10:45 AM
Nine Navy staff missing off Johor waters
Nine Navy personnel have been missing since Wednesday after their boat lost contact during a routine patrol in waters off Johor.
The Navy said the boat with an officer and eight personnel was patrolling the waters together with fast attack craft KD Perdana off Tanjung Sedili when both vessels lost communication with each other.
"The Royal Malaysian Navy has confirmed an incident where KD Perdana lost communication with a boat ferrying a Boarding Team in the waters of Sedili at 201300H (8.13pm) on Wednesday," said a Navy statement on Sunday.
Search operations started at 9.19pm on the day the boat went missing and has been expanded with more vessels.
KD Perdana, a fast attack craft, and the boat were in Tanjung Sedili waters for maritime routine patrols. Prior to that, the vessels were involved in operations against foreign fishing boats.
The last known coordinates of the boat is 29 nautical miles east of Tanjung Sedili Besar.
The statement said the missing personnel are believed to be in nearby coasts or taking shelter with fishermen in the area.
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It is understood that the crew of KD Perdana could not be contacted since 8.13pm and were last detected 29 nautical miles from Tanjung Sedili in Johor, Utusan Online reported.
“The search and rescue mission was conducted immediately before stopping to refuel at 9.16pm. It is understood the search continued at 9.19pm,” the RMN said.
The navy said it will be issuing a press statement on the incident in due time. – May 22, 2017.
Royal M'sian Navy boat, nine sailors, disappear in waters off
Johor
- May 22, 2017 @ 10:42am
KUALA LUMPUR: Nine Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) sailors are unaccounted for after their boat went missing during an operation against illegal foreign fishermen, about 29 nautical miles off Tanjung Sedili in Johor on Saturday.
The missing comprise one officer and eight personnel of other ranks, who were part of RMN’s first fast-attack craft (missile) KD Perdana’s boarding team.
A statement released by RMN’s Naval Region 1 Base said the KD Perdana was on a routine patrol, sailing in waters off Tanjung Sedili, when they spotted foreign fishing vessels carrying out illegal activities in Malaysian waters.
A boarding team boat carrying the nine sailors was launched from the KD Perdana to investigate the vessels.
"Before the boat went missing, the boarding team and KD Perdana were in operation to chase out the foreign vessels.
"The last location of the boat, before communications were lost, was about 29 nautical miles off Tanjung Sedili Besar. The weather was fine, with waves at between 1 and 1.5m in height; while winds were reported to be between 20 and 30 kilometres per hour," said the statement.
Following the incident, the KD Perdana tried to search for the boat and its crew, before a search and rescue (SAR) operation was launched by the Navy at 7.30pm yesterday.
The SAR involves assets and personnel from the RMN, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the Sedili Fishermen Association.
Vessels include the RMN's KD Perkasa, the KD Pendekar, the KD Handalan, the KD Terengganu, the KD Kelantan, two helicopters, MMEA's KM Tegas, the KM Tatau, the KM Pekan and several boats.
The statement added that it is believed that the boarding team could have sought shelter at nearby islands or with fishing vessels in the area.
- May 22, 2017 @ 10:42am
KUALA LUMPUR: Nine Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) sailors are unaccounted for after their boat went missing during an operation against illegal foreign fishermen, about 29 nautical miles off Tanjung Sedili in Johor on Saturday.
The missing comprise one officer and eight personnel of other ranks, who were part of RMN’s first fast-attack craft (missile) KD Perdana’s boarding team.
A statement released by RMN’s Naval Region 1 Base said the KD Perdana was on a routine patrol, sailing in waters off Tanjung Sedili, when they spotted foreign fishing vessels carrying out illegal activities in Malaysian waters.
A boarding team boat carrying the nine sailors was launched from the KD Perdana to investigate the vessels.
"Before the boat went missing, the boarding team and KD Perdana were in operation to chase out the foreign vessels.
"The last location of the boat, before communications were lost, was about 29 nautical miles off Tanjung Sedili Besar. The weather was fine, with waves at between 1 and 1.5m in height; while winds were reported to be between 20 and 30 kilometres per hour," said the statement.
Following the incident, the KD Perdana tried to search for the boat and its crew, before a search and rescue (SAR) operation was launched by the Navy at 7.30pm yesterday.
The SAR involves assets and personnel from the RMN, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the Sedili Fishermen Association.
Vessels include the RMN's KD Perkasa, the KD Pendekar, the KD Handalan, the KD Terengganu, the KD Kelantan, two helicopters, MMEA's KM Tegas, the KM Tatau, the KM Pekan and several boats.
The statement added that it is believed that the boarding team could have sought shelter at nearby islands or with fishing vessels in the area.
Royal Malaysian Navy boat, nine sailors, disappear in waters off Johor
KUALA LUMPUR — Nine Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) sailors are unaccounted for after their boat went missing during an operation against illegal foreign fishermen, about 29 nautical miles off Tanjung Sedili in Johor on Saturday (May 20).
The missing comprise one officer and eight personnel of other ranks, who were part of RMN’s first fast-attack craft (missile) KD Perdana’s boarding team.
A statement released by RMN’s Naval Region 1 Base said the KD Perdana was on a routine patrol, sailing in waters off Tanjung Sedili, when they spotted foreign fishing vessels carrying out illegal activities in Malaysian waters.
A boarding team boat carrying the nine sailors was launched from the KD Perdana to investigate the vessels.
“Before the boat went missing, the boarding team and KD Perdana were in operation to chase out the foreign vessels.
“The last location of the boat, before communications were lost, was about 29 nautical miles off Tanjung Sedili Besar. The weather was fine, with waves at between 1 and 1.5m in height; while winds were reported to be between 20 and 30 kilometres per hour,” said the statement.
Following the incident, the KD Perdana tried to search for the boat and its crew, before a search and rescue (SAR) operation was launched by the Navy at 7.30pm yesterday.
The SAR involves assets and personnel from the RMN, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the Sedili Fishermen Association.
Vessels include the RMN’s KD Perkasa, the KD Pendekar, the KD Handalan, the KD Terengganu, the KD Kelantan, two helicopters, MMEA’s KM Tegas, the KM Tatau, the KM Pekan and several boats.
The statement added that it is believed that the boarding team could have sought shelter at nearby islands or with fishing vessels in the area. NEW STRAITS TIMES
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| Nine Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) sailors are unaccounted for after their boat went missing during an operation against illegal foreign fishermen, about 29 nautical miles off Tanjung Sedili in Johor on Saturday. Pix courtesy of Royal Malaysian Navy |
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