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Malaysia searches for 14 missing after migrant boat capsizes
Rescuers saved 23 people and continued searching for 14 missing passengers after the boat capsized, authorities said.
- On Monday, a boat carrying 37 Indonesian migrants capsized off Pulau Pangkor, Malaysia, prompting the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency to launch a search for 14 missing individuals; a local fishing vessel rescued 23 survivors.
- The vessel departed from Kisaran, Indonesia, on May 9, bound for destinations including Kuala Lumpur and Penang, as migrants frequently seek work in Malaysian plantations and factories.
- Perak MMEA director Maritime Captain Mohamad Shukri Khotob reported that a fisherman discovered victims floating early Monday, triggering the operation assisted by the Marine Police Force and Royal Malaysian Navy.
- Authorities transported survivors to the Manjung District Police Headquarters for documentation and identification; officials recovered three bags of clothing while search operations continue for remaining victims, Mohamad Shukri stated.
- Migrant activists report that an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 Indonesians annually undertake this perilous journey, often recruited by trafficking gangs and subject to exploitation upon arrival in Malaysia.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities were searching Tuesday for 14 Indonesians missing after a boat carrying 37 people sank the day before.
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Malaysia's maritime agency is conducting a search and rescue operation for 14 missing individuals after an undocumented Indonesian migrant boat sank off its coast. The boat embarked from Indonesia, aiming for Malaysia, but sank near Perak state. Overloaded vessels are frequent victims of such tragedies in these waters.
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