Skip to main content

Advertisement

Advertisement

14 crew members of capsized barge still missing

SINGAPORE — Fourteen of the 15 crew members who were on board a Bolivian-registered barge are still missing a day after it capsized in Singapore waters, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) yesterday.

SINGAPORE — Fourteen of the 15 crew members who were on board a Bolivian-registered barge are still missing a day after it capsized in Singapore waters, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) yesterday.

The sand-carrier Oceanline SC208 was towed to sheltered Malaysian waters yesterday morning, after it had drifted into the country’s waters overnight, said the MPA in a news release.

Vessels from the MPA, the Republic of Singapore Navy and Singapore’s Police Coast Guard will continue search-and-rescue operations in Singapore waters. Navigational broadcasts on the operations are ongoing.

The MPA has also contacted transiting merchant vessels to keep a lookout for the missing seamen and report any sightings to the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Singapore.

The Oceanline SC208 capsized in Singapore waters on Wednesday. One of the crew members, a Chinese national, was reportedly rescued by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.

Read more of the latest in

Advertisement

Advertisement

Stay in the know. Anytime. Anywhere.

Subscribe to get daily news updates, insights and must reads delivered straight to your inbox.

By clicking subscribe, I agree for my personal data to be used to send me TODAY newsletters, promotional offers and for research and analysis.