HUAT AH! Prata Bangalah marine accident again!

[HongKanSeng]

REMEMBER that RSS COURAGEOUS? HUAT AH!

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1028900/1/.html

Singapore News

S'pore-registered tugboat capsizes off Pedra Branca
By Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 06 January 2010 1730 hrs


Photos 1 of 1

Pedra Branca



A search-and-rescue operation is now on for nine missing crew members of a Singapore-registered tugboat which had 13 crew on board.

The boat capsized off Pedra Branca on Wednesday at about 5am.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said two crew members were rescued at 9.50am by a passing Singapore supply vessel, about 16 nautical miles east of Horsburgh Lighthouse.

And on Wednesday evening, two bodies were recovered by divers from salvage company Posh Semco Pte Ltd.

MPA said the crew, all Indonesians, belonged to a Singapore-registered tugboat called 'Ocean Lark'.

The tugboat had left Batam, Indonesia and was headed to Matak, Indonesia, when the incident happened.

Singapore's Air Force and Navy have been roped in for the search efforts which are ongoing.

Assets deployed include a helicopter, a patrol vessel and three commercial vessels. - CNA/vm

 

[scoobyhoo]

the rest may become the son-in-law of the dragon-king. :(

 

[nkfnkfnkf]

the rest may become the son-in-law of the dragon-king. :(

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/06/2786976.htm?section=world

11 missing after tugboat capsizes off Singapore

Posted 5 hours 30 minutes ago

Eleven Indonesians were missing and two others were rescued after a Singapore-registered tugboat capsized in waters off the city-state, authorities said.

The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said a passing supply vessel rescued two people from the tugboat who were aboard a life raft about 16 nautical miles east of Pedra Branca island where Singapore operates a lighthouse.

The pair told the authorities that 13 people were aboard their capsized boat.

"The remaining 11 are still unaccounted for. A search and rescue operation by MPA, the Republic of Singapore Air Force, Republic of Singapore Navy and commercial vessels is currently underway," Singapore's port authority said.

"Assets deployed include a helicopter and patrol vessels. MPA has issued navigational broadcasts to vessels in the vicinity to assist with the search and rescue."

All of the 13 are Indonesians, the authority added.

MPA said it has also informed maritime authorities in neighbouring Indonesia about the incident. The tugboat was on its way from Batam, Indonesia to Matak, also in Indonesia.

Batam is less than an hour by ferry from Singapore.

- AFP