SARIKEI, Oct 23 — A search-and-rescue (SAR) has been launched to find a crew member of a ship, docked at a jetty near Taman Susur Jambu here yesterday. Fire and Rescue...
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Bomba handout photo shows members of the SAR team at the jetty near Taman Susur Jambu in Bintulu. — Picture courtesy of the Fire and Rescue DepartmentSARIKEI, Oct 23 — A search-and-rescue has been launched to find a crew member of a ship, docked at a jetty near Taman Susur Jambu here yesterday. Fire and Rescue Department Sarawak operations centre, in a statement, said the man was identified as Min Wai Lin, 45, from Myanmar.
“We received a call about the incident at 9.30am and deployed six firefighters from Sarikei station to the location.“Before reaching the jetty, two shipping crew members informed the captain that a co-worker had fallen into the river.It also said that the rescuers employed water surface search within 1k radius from the location where the victim was last seen.
Other agencies involved in the SAR operation were the Royal Malaysia Police, Marine Police and the Sarawak Rivers Board. — The Borneo Post
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