GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has brought three Indonesian men to safety after they were rescued by a tanker when their boat capsized.

Penang MMEA director Maritime Captain Muhammad Suffi Mohd Ramli said the agency received information from the Maritime Rescue Sub-Coordinator Centre (MRSC) Langkawi at 9pm yesterday.

He said the centre reported that a tanker, MT Orkim Harmony, had rescued the three men in the waters off Pulau Indah, Selangor.

“Initial reports from the vessel’s master indicated that the victims had gone out to sea on Dec 20 for a fishing trip when their boat capsized due to bad weather on the same day.

“The men were believed to have drifted at sea for about two days before being spotted and rescued by the tanker,” he said in a statement today.

Muhammad Suffi said checks found that all three victims, aged between 31 and 41, are from Dumai, Indonesia.

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