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SEMPORNA: Nine passengers, including three children, were rescued by the Fire and Rescue Department after their boat capsized in Pulau Tobo-Tobo waters, here, Monday. 

It was learnt that the boat was heading towards Pulau Sumandeh when it sank after being hit by strong waves. 

A State Fire and Rescue Department spokesperson said the department received a distress call at 3.45pm.

A team of personnel from Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Air Semporna rushed to the scene in a Kevlar boat.

“Nine people comprising a man, five women and three children were rescued from the boat,” said the spokesman.

All of the victims were transferred to the department’s Kevlar boat before they were sent to their respective homes in Pulau Sumandeh.