All Hands Saved as Royal Malaysian Navy Patrol Boat Sinks

The Royal Malaysian Navy confirmed that 39 crewmembers were saved when one of its patrol boats sunk on Sunday, August 25. The vessel the KD Pendekar was a 45-year-old fast attack boat and was on patrol in the area around the southeastern end of the peninsular near the Singapore Strait.

According to the official report, the 260-ton patrol boat began taking on water in its engine room around noon local time. The crew was unable to stop the flooding and it quickly spread. Due to the uncontrolled flooding...