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Sand carrier collides with fishing vessel off MalaysiaSand carrier collides with fishing vessel off Malaysia

A sand carrier from Cambodia collided with a fishing boat off Kuala Terengganu at about 10-20am on Monday.

Vincent Wee, Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

September 15, 2015

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Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Eastern Maritime Region Operations Director Yusof Ali said the vessel Venus, which was en route to Singapore, hit the fishing boat about 60nm northeast of Kuala Terengganu.

“From the latest received information, the crew members of the fishing boat were rescued by another boat. We have to track down the other boat now to discover the fate of the crew members,” said Yusof. According to boat documents, there should have been 30 crew onboard.He added that MMEA’s Pengawal 48 boat as well as the KM Sebatik and KM Segantang vessels had been dispatched to the location.

The Venus was still on location and was not damaged, he said.

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About the Author

Vincent Wee

Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

Vincent Wee is Seatrade's Hong Kong correspondent covering Hong Kong and South China while also making use of his Malay language skills to cover the Malaysia and Indonesia markets. He has gained a keen insight and extensive knowledge of the offshore oil and gas markets gleaned while covering major rig builders and offshore supply vessel providers.

Vincent has been a journalist for over 15 years, spending the bulk of his career with Singapore's biggest business daily the Business Times, and covering shipping and logistics since 2007. Prior to that he spent several years working for Brunei's main English language daily as well as various other trade publications.

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