RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Malaysia - Vehicle Accident

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-03-30, 13:10:35 [UTC] Ref.no.: VI-20100330-25521-MYS Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-03-31 at 05:09:04 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Location: Malaysia State of Sabah About 2 km of Tawau Number of Deads: 5 person(s) Number of Evacuated: 17 person(s) Situation: Police say five Indonesians have drowned and 17 others were rescued after their overloaded speedboat sank off Malaysia. Local police chief Ibrahim Chin says the boat coming from Indonesia's East Kalimantan province sank on Tuesday near Tawau island in Malaysia's eastern state of Sabah. Mr Ibrahim says a police sea patrol noticed the accident, believed to have been caused when the boat struck a piece of wood. Three children are among the five who drowned. Mr Ibrahim says the 5.5m-long boat had a capacity of 12 people. He said on Wednesday that police are investigating whether any passengers had valid travel documents. Many Indonesians come to neighboring Malaysia illegally by boat to look for work. Dozens died last year in boat sinkings. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu