Survivors and the vessel were found on a beach in Tanjung Balau, says Malaysian agency
Kuala Lumpur — A search-and-rescue mission was under way for 25 Indonesians missing after a boat capsized off Malaysia on Wednesday killing 11 people, among them suspected undocumented migrants, maritime authorities said.
Survivors and the boat were found on a beach in Tanjung Balau, according to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency . The accident is the latest in a string of disasters recorded in the waterways between Indonesia and Malaysia in recent years, often involving overloaded boats ferrying labourers seeking work in Malaysian factories and plantations.
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