SANDAKAN: A cargo ship capsized in the Segama Reef waters near Tambisan, Lahad Datu, some 67 nautical miles from here on Sunday. All seven crew including its captain were rescued (pic). The crew comprising five Malaysians and two Filipinos onboard Mermaid Challenger were on their way from Sandakan to the international border between Malaysia and the Philippines to deliver goods when choppy waves came crashing into their ship at about 5.46pm.
Ship captain, Bili Odong, 50, and his crew Sadani Abdullah, 52, Mustafa Bidin, 33, Mohd Akin Mandu, 41, Mohammad Shariel Thomas Jalong,18, Thomas Jalong Njau, 57, and Norhamli Abdul Satar, 61, were rescued by the navy’s KD Sri Gaya led by its commanding officer Lieutenant Commander Harulizam Haron upon receiving a distress signal.
Ship captain, Bili Odong, 50, and his crew Sadani Abdullah, 52, Mustafa Bidin, 33, Mohd Akin Mandu, 41, Mohammad Shariel Thomas Jalong,18, Thomas Jalong Njau, 57, and Norhamli Abdul Satar, 61, were rescued by the navy’s KD Sri Gaya led by its commanding officer Lieutenant Commander Harulizam Haron upon receiving a distress signal.
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During the incident, the crew managed to take shelter in the ship’s safety raft. Luck was on their side as the rescue team arrived just moments after the raft started to leak.
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