Crew member of Thai tanker goes missing in waters off Morib

SHAH ALAM: A crew member of a Thai tanker was reported missing after falling overboard about 11 nautical miles south west of Morib, near here, yesterday evening.
District Maritime director, Maritime Captain Abu Zaki Mohammad said the incident took place when the tanker was heading to Papua New Guinea from Port Klang, near here.
"The Selangor, Maritime District 4, Operation Centre received information on the missing crew member of a ship registered in Bangkok, Thailand at 7.18pm yesterday, after they last saw him at 5.40pm.
"The victim, Teerayouth, 28, is believed to have fallen overboard," he said in a statement here today.
According to Abu Zaki, the Johor Baru Maritime Rescue Sub Centre had activated its search and rescue operation at 8pm last night and the Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) had also moved assets to the area to conduct the search.
He said the search and rescue operation was still ongoing and the sector of search would be widened from five to 10 nautical miles. — Bernama