Wreckage found in Lipis two weeks ago believed to be a steam

Thursday, 28 Jan 2021 01:23 PM MYT
The shipwreck was found on the banks of the Sungai Lipis, near Kampung Pagar, Penjom suspension bridge on January 14 after the village was hit by floods on January 3. — Bernama pic
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KUANTAN, Jan 28 — A wreckage found after the floodwaters receded about 220 kilometres from here two weeks ago, is believed to be a steamship used in gold mining activities in Penjom which had been operating since the 19th century in the area.
Pahang Tourism, Culture, Environment, Plantation and Commodity Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Sharkar Shamsudin said based on the preliminary analysis, the ship was estimated to be between 25 and 300 metres long.

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