Rescue teams failed to find the men on board the stricken ship Pablo. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Malaysia has suspended the search for three missing crewmen of a Singapore-bound tanker that caught fire early this week, until new leads surfaced.– two Indian nationals and one Ukrainian – on board the stricken ship Pablo on Friday.
“We have searched the entire ship but we did not find them and there were no indications that the men were on board,” said Johor Maritime director First Admiral Nurul Hizam Zakaria. He said the ship has started to tilt and smoke could be seen coming out from one of the ship’s funnel. Based on the results of the search and a safety assessment of the vessel, First Adm Nurul said a decision was taken to suspend the search on Friday night “until new leads are found”.
Previously, First Adm Nurul said the crew members could have been swept into Indonesian waters, and Malaysia has requested assistance from Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency to help look for the men.when it caught fire in the South China SeaIn a statement on Monday night, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Singapore received information from the master of tanker Enola that the vessel had rescued 18 crew members from Pablo.
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