Bodies of six Indonesian women found in boat tragedy off Pontian

The agency's Johor director First Admiral Nurul Hizam Zakaria said all seven victims that were missing after their boat capsized have been found.He also said the fibre boat that was coming from Pulau Jalung in Batam, Indonesia, was ferrying 13 individuals, believed to be illegal immigrants attempting to enter the country.“A search and rescue operation was then activated where we found three more women; two of them were dead and one was alive.

“The two skippers have been brought to the Pontian police headquarters and a remand order will be applied. “They will be investigated under Section 26A of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007,” he added. It was earlier reported that seven Indonesian nationals went missing after the boat they were on had capsized in Pontian waters.

Six others who were on board were found and rescued by a local fishing boat at about 0.3 nautical miles south-west of Pontian Besar on Tuesday morning.

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