Amelia Samanail, 21, of Pulau Gaya, said her husband was a member of the crew on the catamaran and left their home for work at about 7pm that fateful Saturday.
“It has not been even a month since he started work with the tour boat company. Before working on the boat, he was a vegetable seller,” said the woman when met by Bernama at the marine police jetty here.
Amelia said she has been waiting at the jetty with her parents and in-laws since 8am Sunday for news of her husband, who is still missing. The couple married six months ago.
“I hope and pray that my husband is safe and he is found by the search and rescue team,” she said.
Absol is among six people still missing in the boat tragedy.