Three fishermen rescued after boat capsizes at Pantai Sanglang waters 03 May 2021 / 20:12 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
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SETAR: Three local fishermen were rescued after their boat capsized following a collision with a hard object in the waters of Pantai Sanglang, Kuala Kedah here this morning.
Kuala Kedah Maritime Zone director, Noor Azreyanti, said the victims namely Abdullah Yaakob, 46, and two crew members, Muhamad Afifi Roslan, 28 and Muhammad Qamarul Ariffin Zulkifli, 25, were saved by another fishing boat at 3.5 nautical miles west of the beach at 8 am.
“They were said to have gone out to sea in a fishing vessel at 8 pm yesterday. At about 4 am, the boat is believed to leak after hitting a hard object like wood while the boat was heading to the sea.