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Free Malaysia Today
a day ago
- Free Malaysia Today
Everything happened so fast, says boat capsize survivor
Workers lifting up the wreckage of the boat which overturned in the waters of Tanjung Harapan, Selangor, yesterday. (Bernama pic) KLANG : Everything happened very fast, boat tragedy survivor Chang Yan Qin Alvin, 17, said today after being rescued from a boat which capsized and sank off Tanjung Harapan yesterday. Two people and a toddler died in the incident, while a couple is still missing. Chang, one of six people who survived, said the tragedy occurred when the boat made a U-turn about 30 minutes after departing from the Royal Selangor Yacht Club dock. 'The incident happened very quickly when the relatively fast-moving boat suddenly overturned, and in less than 10 seconds, water had entered all compartments of the boat,' he told reporters at the Selangor maritime agency office today. 'The situation inside the boat became chaotic, but I saved myself by trying to swim before managing to sit on top of the overturned boat.' Chang said he could only scream for help after realising other passengers were not visible and after about five minutes of holding on to the boat, fishermen in another boat approached and rescued him. They contacted the authorities for assistance. 'I understand that this was the second test run for the boat, and before this, the boat was found to be in overall good condition,' he said. Family members saying prayers for victims of the boat capsize in Tanjung Harapan. A toddler and two people died, while a married couple is missing. (Bernama pic) The tragedy took place at about 5pm yesterday. The missing victims have been identified as Gan Hon Tat, 32, and his wife, Careen Man, 29, both from Klang Utama. Their three-year-old son, Darren, was among the three found dead in the front compartment of the boat, alongside family friends Cheu Son Hin, 50, and Fong Yong Sen, 29, also from Klang Utama. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency operations officer Syafiq Sazali said the boat was partially refloated at 2.20pm today, after which the team began pumping out the water. Missing victims 'swept away' The fire and rescue department has not ruled out the possibility that two missing victims were swept away by currents while the boat was being towed to the Selangor maritime jetty. Port Klang fire and rescue chief Haikal Jammy Ngali said the capsized boat was towed by a public boat for about 500m before a distress call was received at around 5pm. He said the department also did not rule out the possibility that the victims, a married couple, were thrown overboard during the capsize. Klang Utara police chief S Vijaya Rao said the police had not found any clues regarding the two missing victims even though the search radius covered an area of five nautical miles. He said all the victims were believed not to be wearing life jackets, which made the search and rescue effort more difficult. He said initial investigations also revealed that the boat, which was being test-driven, was operated by its owner at the time.
RNZ News
4 days ago
- General
- RNZ News
Removal notice issued for Fiji vessel which capsized
The offices of Fiji inter-island ferry company Goundar Shipping in Suva. Photo: RNZ / Jamie Tahana The CEO of Maritime Safety Authority Fiji says the vessel Lomaiviti Princess II "went down" after being towed out of Narain Jetty in Suva by the Fiji Ports Cooperation. Joweli Cawaki said Lomaiviti Princess II was unmanned when it capsized at about 4pm on Monday and nobody was injured. "The boat just tilted to one side and dig in water and took in water and it went down," Cawaki said. The vessel had been tied up at Narain Jetty since 2019. The Fiji Ports Authority - which runs the jetty - served Goundar Shipping which owns Lomaiviti II a removal notice. "Ports came in with a tug and pulled the vessel out; once the vessel was pulled out, it went down," Cawaki said. "It was a risk in all senses of the word risk - it took up space at the wharf and it's been used as Gounder Shipping as a dumping ground and now that it has sunk, it has sunk where there is a channel." He said other vessels could hit Lomaiviti Princess II. It is sitting in just under two metres of water. Cawaki said a boom used to contain oil spills is around the ship and people are watching at all times for any oil leaks. "According to Goundar Shipping there's not much in the inside of the vessel, in terms of the chemicals and the oil." He said the ship could be salvaged by pumping out the water and blocking the holes. Cawaki said a meeting today would decide what would be done with vessel. On May 26, passenger ferry Lomaiviti Princess VII ran aground in Ono-i-Lau, and it was towed back to shore by Lomaiviti Princess XII which also took the stranded passengers. RNZ Pacific reached out to Goundar Shipping managing director George Goundar who refused to comment.
CTV News
25-05-2025
- CTV News
Water rescue in Georgian Bluffs after kayak capsizes
A two-person kayak capsized off the coast of Big Bay in Georgian Bluffs, putting both occupants in the water Saturday afternoon. Grey Bruce OPP and local emergency responders attended the scene around 3:30 p.m., locating four people in total. Two remained in a second kayak, while the other two were in the water. According to police, none of the individuals involved were wearing life jackets. All four individuals were brought ashore and taken to local hospital for further assessment. It was determined at hospital that all injuries were deemed to be non life threatening, police say. The Grey Bruce OPP wants to remind everyone to use lifejackets while using any sort of water vessel.
RNZ News
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Kiwi-captained superyacht Bayesian debris brought to surface
United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about how the first pieces of a superyacht that capsized off the coast of Italy with Kiwis on board, have been brought to the surface and how a flight to the spanish party island of Ibiza as been described as "hell" because of some rowdy passengers. She also spoke about how a British endurance athlete said he's broken the record for running across the width of Australia. To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
Sky News
20-05-2025
- Business
- Sky News
Bayesian recovery: First pieces of Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht brought to surface
The first three pieces of the Bayesian superyacht, which capsized off Italy last year, have been brought to the surface. The yacht's main boom, its anchor and a pole, which holds the bottom of the sail, have been lifted from the seabed. The boat was owned by British tech tycoon Mike Lynch. He was among seven people - including his 18-year-old daughter Hannah - who died when it sank off the coast of Sicily during a storm on 19 August last year. Work to recover the yacht has recently been hampered when a diver died during salvage efforts. Salvage experts from Dutch firms HEBI and SMIT Salvage are increasing the use of remote-controlled tools to bring more pieces of the yacht to the surface. It was expected to be lifted and brought to shore by the end of May. However Marcus Cave from British firm TMC Marine, which is overseeing salvage efforts, said the change in salvage methods "will increase the time it will take to complete this project". The first recovered pieces of the sunken yacht will now be brought ashore and taken to Termini Imerese, a nearby town where Italian prosecutors investigating the sinking are based. It comes after an interim report by the MAIB was published last week, providing the fullest account yet of how the superyacht capsized and the last-ditch efforts of those on board to get out. It also found that the boat may have been vulnerable to high winds, with gusts exceeding 70 knots (about 80mph) on the day of the incident. These "vulnerabilities" were said to be "unknown to either the owner or the crew of Bayesian" as they were not included in the stability information book carried on board. Inquest proceedings in the UK are being held into the deaths of Mr Lynch and his daughter, as well as Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy, who were all British nationals. The other victims who were died were US lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo, and Canadian-Antiguan national Recaldo Thomas, who was working as a chef on the vessel. Fifteen people, including Mr Lynch's wife Angela Bacares, were rescued. The fatal boat trip was a celebration of Mr Lynch's acquittal in a US trial after he was accused of massive fraud over the sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011.
