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1 person missing after 2 boats collide off Pulau Hantu, search operations underway

5 passengers fall overboard from boats off Pulau Hantu, 1 still missing

Search operations are ongoing for a person who went missing in the waters off Pulau Hantu.

The passenger fell overboard after two boats collided in the sea.

Source: Google Maps

2 pleasure craft collide off Pulau Hantu

In a media release on Saturday (2 Mar) about the search for a man who went overboard near Pulau Hantu, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said it was alerted to the incident that same day.

The authority was told that two pleasure craft had collided off Pulau Hantu at about 1.30pm.

The island is off the southwestern coast of Singapore’s main island. It’s also southwest of Pulau Bukom.

Pulau Hantu, which is made up of two adjoining islands, is a favourite haunt of fishermen and scuba divers.

Source: @theboatshopasia on Instagram

5 passengers fall into Pulau Hantu waters, 1 missing

Due to the collision, five passengers fell overboard, MPA said.

Four of these people were safely rescued.

However, one is still missing.

MPA, Police Coast Guard & SCDF conducting search efforts

MPA has deployed patrolcraft to the area and is coordinating search operations.

 

Source: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore – MPA on Facebook. Photo of MPA vessel for illustration purposes only.

The Police Coast Guard and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) deployed assets to assist with search efforts.

MPA has issued navigational broadcasts to vessels in the vicinity so they can keep a lookout for anybody in the water.

Also read: Harbour Pilot Falls From Boat In S’pore’s Southern Islands, Body Recovered Hours Later

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Featured image adapted from Google Maps.

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