Fishermen recover another body from sunken Indonesian migrant boat off Pulau Pangkor, death toll now 10

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Fishermen recover another body from sunken Indonesian migrant boat off Pulau Pangkor, death toll now 10
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IPOH, May 15 — Another body from the boat carrying Indonesian migrants that sank off Pulau Pangkor was recovered last night, bringing the death toll to 10.The Malaysian Maritime...

TianMiMi Secret: Discover excellent Hainanese chicken chop and hearty traditional desserts, from peanut paste and ginkgo barley to ‘bubur cha cha’ in Ara DamansaraThe search for missing passengers from a capsized Indonesian migrant boat near Pulau Pangkor , Perak enters its fifth day on May 15, 2026.

— Bernama pic! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply. IPOH, May 15 — Another body from the boat carrying Indonesian migrants that sank off Pulau Pangkor was recovered last night, bringing the death toll to 10.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said in a statement that the man’s body was found by fishermen at about 7.40pm yesterday, around 3.6 nautical miles northeast of the location where the boat sank.

“The body was transferred from the local fishing boat that discovered the victim to a Marine Police Force vessel, PSC 16, before being brought to the jetty,” he said, adding that the vessel arrived at the Kampung Acheh jetty at about 9.35pm. The search and rescue operation, now in its fifth day, resumed at 7 am this morning, with efforts focused on locating the four missing victims.

In an incident on May 11, a boat believed to be carrying 37 Indonesian migrants sank about 8.2 nautical miles off Pulau Pangkor while travelling to several destinations in Malaysia.

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