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MMEArescuesninelocalanglersinKota
Kinabaluwaters
Postedon14February201705:10pm
Lastupdatedon14February201707:37pm
AshwinKumar
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KOTAKINABALU:Ninelocalanglerswererescuedatseabyatouristboataftertheircatamaran
stalledsome11nauticalmilesfromPulauSuluginwatersoffthecityhere.
AMalaysianMaritimeEnforcementAgency(MMEA)sourcetoldtheSunwhencontactedthatthe
fivecrewmen,comprisingfourmenandawoman,whoremainedonthecatamaranwerepickedup
7.30pmonMondayaftertheyraisedthealertthattheyhadfailedtofixtheengine.
KotaKinabaluMMEAdirectorMaritimeCommodoreAdamAzizsaidthedoubledeckercatamaran
named"FatCat"sankonTuesdayafterwaterbegantoseepinovernightasitdrifted.
"Theagencyreceivedadistressalertat4pmonMondayafterthevesselstalledandapatrolcraft
wassenttotheposition.However,thecatamaranhaddriftedsometwonauticalmilesaway.
"By4.35pm,wereceivedacallfromthecatamaranownerthatnineanglersonboardhadbeen
transferredtoatouristboat.Thecrewdecidedtostaybacktorepairtheengines,"hesaid.
Adamsaidtheownercalledagainataround5.25pmandrequestedfortheMMEAtoassistin
rescuingthecrewmembers,whoweredriftinginchoppyseas.
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By7.10pm,hesaidtheKMMemmonwassenttothestrandedcatamaranandthefivecrew
membersweretakenaboardandbroughtbacktothenavy'sSepanggarbasenearhereby11pm.
Hesaidallfivecrewmenwereingoodhealthandtheirownerpickedthemup.
ThefivecrewmemberswereidentifiedasRosmayzalOmar,38,JuwalAgAhmad,58,MohdAzmi
Madeus,29,ShukurMalinandDesireeRichardMaladau,43.
Adamsaidtheowner'simmediateactiontoreportthestalledcatamaranwasapositivestepamong
maritimecommunitiestobesafewhileoutatsea.
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