35 missing as boat sinks off Malaysia; 60 survive

  • 2/10/2023
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sha'ban 20, 1435, Jun 18, 2014, SPA -- At least 60 people survived when a wooden boat carrying 97 Indonesians capsized and sank early Wednesday after leaving Malaysia's west coast, but 35 others are still missing and two bodies have been recovered, AP cited Malaysia's maritime agency as saying. The boat sank shortly after midnight about 2 nautical miles (3.7 kilometers) from shore on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur while trying to leave Malaysia illegally for Indonesia, said Mohamad Hambali Yaakup. He said survivors included 12 women and a child. The Indonesians were believed to be heading home ahead of the start of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. --SPA 11:55 LOCAL TIME 08:55 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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