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Rescuers find 25 tourists from disappeared boat near Malaysia, six still missing (UPDATE)

Other News Materials 29 January 2017 18:24 (UTC +04:00)
Malaysian rescue teams found 25 people from the boat with mostly Chinese tourists which had gone missing off the coast of Malaysia
Rescuers find 25 tourists from disappeared boat near Malaysia, six still missing (UPDATE)

18:24 (GMT +4) Malaysian rescue teams found 25 people from the boat with mostly Chinese tourists which had gone missing off the coast of Malaysia, local media reported Sunday, Sputnik reported.

15:36 (GMT +4) Two crew members of the boat with Chinese tourists which had gone missing off the coast of Malaysia were found during the rescue operation, Sputnik reported.

According to the Star newspaper, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) spokesman Rahim Ramli said that two crew members had been found near an oil platform not far from the Tiga island. The Chinese tourists and another crew member have not been found yet.

08:23 (GMT +4) A boat carrying 31 people, including 20 Chinese tourists, is missing off the coast of Borneo, Malaysian maritime authorities said on Sunday, Reuters reported.

The boat left Kota Kinabalu, the capital of the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah, at about 9 a.m. on Saturday, and was headed towards the popular tourist spot of Mengalum island, Sabah and Labuan Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) deputy director Rahim Ramli said when contacted.

Rahim said the boat was reported missing at about 9.50 p.m. after failing to arrive at the island, and that a search and rescue operation was launched soon after.

Bad weather was hampering the search effort, which covers an area of about 400 nautical square miles, he said.

"We are looking at strong winds and choppy waters, and have requested assistance from the air force to conduct an aerial search," he said.

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