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15:41, 23-Mar-2018
Five Chinese rescued from capsized sand dredger near Malaysia
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A total of five Chinese crew members from a sand dredger that capsized in the waters off Malaysia were rescued, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said on Saturday.
Two more bodies, a
male and a female, were found in the nearby sea area. Both victims were Chinese nationals.
Liang Puzeng was recovered from the ship's cabin while Liu Konggan was found floating six nautical miles near Parit Haji Bakri, according to the MMEA.
Three of the survivors were rescued on Wednesday and two were rescued on Friday.
There were 18 crew members aboard the vessel, including one Malaysian, one Indonesian and 16 Chinese citizens, when it capsized 8.5 nautical miles off Parit Jawa in the southern Malaysian state of Johor.
The search and rescue mission is still underway.