Body of missing MV Geos crew found
18 Apr 2018 / 21:34 H.
An oil and gas exploration vessel, Ocean Geos, caught fire off the Baram waterway this morning, April 17, 2018.
MIRI: The body of the missing crew member of MV Geos drilling vessel which caught fire yesterday was found at 1.45pm today.
Miri Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency director Captain Md Fauzi Othman said the body of Mohamad Saiful Ashnar, 31, was found with burnt marks in a room near the vessel's engine.
"The victim who was believed trapped in the room, was found by four Miri firemen," he told reporters here today.
Fauzi said three family members of the victim were also at the scene to verify the victim's identity.
Thirty eight of the 39 crew on board MV Geos were rescued when a fire broke out at vessel at 3.15am yesterday. — Bernama