A container ship from Indonesia, KM Avatar, capsized in the Strait of Malacca today with two crew, the skipper and cook, reported missing after it was believed to be hit by strong waves.
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director-general Admiral Maritime, Datuk Zulkifli Abu Bakar, said MMEA received a report from the Marine Department at 9.25 am and a rescue boat and helicopter were deployed to the scene of the incident at 10 am.
He said 13 of the ship crew were rescued by the merchant vessel, Undine which was passing through the location of the incident at about 11 nautical miles from Tanjung Kling, Malacca.
"Currently the search and rescue operation for the two missing crew are still ongoing. We also asked for assistance from other agencies for this operation," he told a media conference here today.
He said all the 13 survivors are still on board the merchant vessel, Undine.
Zulkifli said the cause of the accident was still under investigation but he did not rule out the possibility of it being caused by bad weather and strong waves.
-- BERNAMA
June 14, 2017 16:38 MYT
Last update: 17/06/2017
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director-general Admiral Maritime, Datuk Zulkifli Abu Bakar, said MMEA received a report from the Marine Department at 9.25 am and a rescue boat and helicopter were deployed to the scene of the incident at 10 am.
He said 13 of the ship crew were rescued by the merchant vessel, Undine which was passing through the location of the incident at about 11 nautical miles from Tanjung Kling, Malacca.
According to him, the medium sized 57-metre ship was half submerged and later capsized completely due to strong waves at the time MMEA received the report.
"Currently the search and rescue operation for the two missing crew are still ongoing. We also asked for assistance from other agencies for this operation," he told a media conference here today.
He said all the 13 survivors are still on board the merchant vessel, Undine.
Zulkifli said the cause of the accident was still under investigation but he did not rule out the possibility of it being caused by bad weather and strong waves.
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| A container ship from Indonesia, KM Avatar, capsized in the Strait of Malacca today with two crew, the skipper and cook, reported missing after it was believed to be hit by strong waves. - AFP photo |
June 14, 2017 16:38 MYT
Two missing crew members of KM Avatar found this morning - MMEA
June 15, 2017 20:53 MYT
MELAKA: Two crew members of the container ship ''KM Avatar'', who went missing after the ship sank in the waters of Tanjung Kling yesterday, were found this morning, with one of them dead and the other alive.
Negeri Sembilan/Melaka Maritime director Capt Ahmad Faridi Ferdaus said the two were found 11.8 nautical miles from Tanjung Kling here at 9.40am this morning by a search and rescue team.
He said the victim who survived was the ship''s chef, known as Hermawan, 35, while the victim who died was it''s captain, Samuel Andianto Henuk, 52.
"The search and rescue (SAR) team found a crew member alive in a life raft, and another, who had died was found in the sea, nearby the location," he told reporters here today.
Ahmad Farid said it was understood that the survivor had swam to the raft left behind by 13 other crew members who were rescued yesterday.
"Both victims were taken to the Melaka General Hospital and handed over to the police for further investigation. The search and rescue operation was ended at 2pm today," he said adding the victim who survived was still weak and in trauma.
In the 9.25am incident yesterday, KM Avatar, a container ship from Indonesia sank in the Strait of Melaka after it was believed to have been hit by strong waves.
The ship was carrying 15 crew members, and 13 of them were rescued by a merchant ship passing through the area, while two others were reported missing.
-- BERNAMA
Negeri Sembilan/Melaka Maritime director Capt Ahmad Faridi Ferdaus said the two were found 11.8 nautical miles from Tanjung Kling here at 9.40am this morning by a search and rescue team.
He said the victim who survived was the ship''s chef, known as Hermawan, 35, while the victim who died was it''s captain, Samuel Andianto Henuk, 52.
Ahmad Farid said it was understood that the survivor had swam to the raft left behind by 13 other crew members who were rescued yesterday.
"Both victims were taken to the Melaka General Hospital and handed over to the police for further investigation. The search and rescue operation was ended at 2pm today," he said adding the victim who survived was still weak and in trauma.
In the 9.25am incident yesterday, KM Avatar, a container ship from Indonesia sank in the Strait of Melaka after it was believed to have been hit by strong waves.
The ship was carrying 15 crew members, and 13 of them were rescued by a merchant ship passing through the area, while two others were reported missing.
-- BERNAMA
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| The search and rescue (SAR) team found a crew member alive in a life raft, and another, who had died was found in the sea, nearby the location. - BERNAMA pic |
Public Urged To Report To MMEA On Any Sighting Of Containers From Sunken Ship
Last update: 17/06/2017
MELAKA, June 17 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has urged fishermen who sighted any food-laden container from the KM Avatar vessel which sank in the Strait of Melaka on June 14 to immediately lodge a report to the agency.
Melaka MMEA operations officer, Lt Maritime Muhammad Rasul Abdul Bakar said the fishermen who towed the containers to the jetty were not allowed to open or take possession of the goods found in the containers.
"Fishermen are prohibited from taking possession of the goods in the containers, but we will discuss with the cargo owners to reward the fishermen accordingly," he said when contacted by Bernama today.
He said this in response on the action of certain quarters in who had picked up food products from the containers belonging to KM Avatar in Teluk Gong yesterday.
Mohammed Rasul said the MMEA and the Marine Department had marked the plot (position) of the remaining 17 containers carried by the vessel and had informed the agent appointed by the shipping company.
"We are currently negotiating with the cargo owner how to manage the containers from the sunken ship," he said.
In the 9.25am incident on June 14, KM Avatar, a container ship from Indonesia sank in the Strait of Melaka after it was believed to have been hit by strong waves.
The vessel was carrying 15 crews and 13 of them were rescued by a merchant ship.
Another crew member, Hermawan, 35, who is the chef, was rescued during the search and rescue (SAR) operation on June 15, while the body of Captain Samuel Andianto Henuk, 52, was found on the same day.
-- BERNAMA
Melaka MMEA operations officer, Lt Maritime Muhammad Rasul Abdul Bakar said the fishermen who towed the containers to the jetty were not allowed to open or take possession of the goods found in the containers.
"Fishermen are prohibited from taking possession of the goods in the containers, but we will discuss with the cargo owners to reward the fishermen accordingly," he said when contacted by Bernama today.
He said this in response on the action of certain quarters in who had picked up food products from the containers belonging to KM Avatar in Teluk Gong yesterday.
Mohammed Rasul said the MMEA and the Marine Department had marked the plot (position) of the remaining 17 containers carried by the vessel and had informed the agent appointed by the shipping company.
"We are currently negotiating with the cargo owner how to manage the containers from the sunken ship," he said.
In the 9.25am incident on June 14, KM Avatar, a container ship from Indonesia sank in the Strait of Melaka after it was believed to have been hit by strong waves.
The vessel was carrying 15 crews and 13 of them were rescued by a merchant ship.
Another crew member, Hermawan, 35, who is the chef, was rescued during the search and rescue (SAR) operation on June 15, while the body of Captain Samuel Andianto Henuk, 52, was found on the same day.
-- BERNAMA
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