SAR operation for three missing foreign divers halted at 6.30pm, resumes on Friday (April 8)

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MERSING: The search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate three foreign scuba divers who went missing in the waters of Pulau Tokong Sanggol, near here, at noon yesterday, was halted on Thursday (April 7) evening.

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Mersing Maritime Zone director, Maritime Commander Khairul Nizam Misran said the operation, which started today at 7am, was halted at 6.30pm because there was no new indicator and limited visibility.

"Today, we focused our search operation via diving involving seven divers from JBPM and 14 members from GGK. However, we will focus on the assets available tomorrow. Commenting further, Khairul Nizam said that he was made to understand that the three divers did not have any beacon which made it difficult to locate them, especially at night.

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