Malaysia: boat carrying dozens of Chinese tourists missing off Borneo

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Source: The Guardian

A boat carrying 31 people, including 28 Chinese tourists, has gone missing in the waters off Borneo island, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said on Sunday.

“The owner of the boat reported it missing on Saturday evening and we have begun a search and rescue mission,” Awil Kamsari, a spokesman from the agency said.

In addition to the tourists, a skipper and two crew members were also on board when the boat sailed out on Saturday morning, the spokesman said, adding that weather conditions were bad on the day.

They were on their way to Pulau Mengalum, an island known for its pristine beaches and dive sites, west of Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah state.



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1. Malaysia boat sinks: 23 Chinese tourists and two crew rescued

Twenty-three Chinese tourists and two crew members have survived after their boat sank in rough seas off eastern Malaysia, officials said.

Shahidan Kassim, a minister in charge of national security, told reporters that six people were still missing,
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The boat's skipper and one of the two surviving crew members were found alive earlier on Sunday off a nearby island, where they had managed to swim to safety. Eighteen of the tourists were found by fishermen, and five others by a tugboat.

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