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Another 19 bodies from capsized boat at M'sian waters recovered

In rescue operation: Rescue workers in Malaysia have recovered another 19 bodies from Bernam River, believed to be the victims of the sunken boat carrying illegal Indonesians

Austin Camoens (The Jakarta Post)
Mon, September 7, 2015

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Another 19 bodies from capsized boat at M'sian waters recovered In rescue operation: Rescue workers in Malaysia have recovered another 19 bodies from Bernam River, believed to be the victims of the sunken boat carrying illegal Indonesians. (The Star/ANN) (The Star/ANN)

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span class="inline inline-center">In rescue operation: Rescue workers in Malaysia have recovered another 19 bodies from Bernam River, believed to be the victims of the sunken boat carrying illegal Indonesians. (The Star/ANN)

Rescue workers in Malaysia have recovered another 19 bodies from Bernam River, believed to be the victims of the sunken boat carrying illegal Indonesians.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Klang enforcement chief Maritime First Admiral Mohd Aliyas Hamdan said the bodies were found within the search area.

'€œWe believe 18 of them are males and one a female.

'€œAs the Raja Permaisuri Bainon Hospital mortuary in Ipoh is full, these bodies will be sent to the Sabak Bernam Hospital,'€ he said yesterday.

Admiral Mohd Aliyas said another five or six bodies had been spotted, but had yet to be recovered.

'€œTo date, we have no way of knowing exactly how many are still missing as no one knows how many boarded the boat before it set off for Tanjung Balai.

'€œWe will keep searching,'€ he said, adding that the navy, air force and MMEA were still out conducting the search operations.

A total of 20 survivors, including a man who was found floating in the sea for more than 28 hours, have been rescued so far.

The number of bodies recovered now stands at 50.

The victims were said to have crammed into a small boat, which left Kuala Sungai Bernam for Tanjung Balai in Sumatra early Wednesday.

It is believed that they were heading home for the Eid al-Adha celebrations. (**)

 

 

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