Thu, 11 Jun 2026
Headlines:
Five drown, 13 survive capsize horror off Semporna
Published on: Saturday, April 16, 2022
Published on: Sat, Apr 16, 2022
By: Lagatah Toyos
Text Size:
Text:
Five drown, 13 survive capsize horror off Semporna
The ‘Op Carilamat’ team searching and looking for the other two missing victims.
SEMPORNA: Five people are believed to have drowned, two are missing while 13 survived when a pump boat carrying 20 passengers capsized due to bad weather off Pulau Tandoan, Timbun Mata, Thursday night.

Semporna Maritime Zone Director Commander Norrimi Hassan said his team immediately activated “Ops Carilamat” to search for two more victims who have not been found, after receiving information on the incident at 10pm.

Advertisement
He said all the victims were Malaysians who boarded a pump boat heading to Kg Tandoan from Kg Bakung-Bakung.

 
Advertisement
Share this story
Advertisement
Advertisement
Follow Us  
           
Daily Express News  
© Copyright 2026 Sabah Publishing House Sdn. Bhd. (Co. No. 35782-P)
close
Try 1 month for RM 18.00
Already a subscriber? Login here
Try 1 month for RM 18.00
open
Try 1 month for RM 18.00
Already a subscriber? Login here