KOTA KINABALU: The search for the remaining five people still missing from the catamaran boat tragedy will continue for now, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said. Its Kota Kinabalu director Maritime Commodore Adam Aziz said the search will go on until there are further orders from top officials. He said some 50 fishermen were also helping in the search, casting their nets in the waters between Pulau Mengalum and Pulau Tiga. Fishermen had found the body of a woman in their nets in the waters off Pulau Mengalum on Saturday. The search for the remaining five entered its 10th day Monday amid thunderstorms and 3.5m-high waves in the 2,000 sq nautical mile area between Pulau Mengalum and Miri in Sarawak.

Source: The Star February 06, 2017 06:56 UTC