Tatlong crew nawawala matapos masunog ang isang oil tanker sa Malaysia
This handout photo taken on May 1, 2023 and released by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency on May 2, 2023 shows crew members of Gabon-registered MT Pablo tanker rescued by Malaysia Maritime Enforcement after the vessel caught fire off Malaysia's southern coast during its journey from China to Singapore. - Malaysian rescuers were searching for three missing crew members from an oil tanker that caught fire off the country's southern coast. Thick, black smoke engulfed the Gabon-flagged ship when the fire broke out on May 1, 2023, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said in a statement. (Photo by Handout / MALAYSIAN MARITIME ENFORCEMENT AGENCY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / MALAYSIAN MARITIME ENFORCEMENT AGENCY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Hinahanap na ng Malaysian rescuers ang tatlong nawawalang crew members mula sa nasunog na oil tanker, sa timugang baybayin ng bansa.
Sa isang pahayag ay sinabi ng Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), na nabalot ng maitim at makapal na usok ang Gabon-flagged ship nang sumiklab ang sunog habang bumibiyahe ito mula China patungong Singapore.
Ayon sa Singaporean authorities, ang barko ay ang MT Pablo.
Sinabi ng isang Malaysian official, na naapula na ang apoy at nakalutang naman ang sasakyang-dagat na walang panganib na dulot sa mga dumaraang barko.
Iniligtas ng dalawang kalapit na barko at isang maritime agency boat ang crew members ng MT Pablo.
Ayon kay MMEA official Nurul Hizam Zakaria, “The search is now focused on finding the remaining three crew members.”
Samantala, iniimbestigahan na ang insidente ayon sa MMEA.
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