Sabah Health Department director Dr Christina Rundi said the other 16 victims were still recovering.

She said the department could not yet furnish further information on the victims as discussions had to be made with several quarters.

“Overall, those still warded are gradually recovering,” she said when contacted by Bernama.

All the 20 victims were found safe in the waters off Semarang at about 6pm on Jan 29.

The skipper and crew members of the boat were found in the same area at about 3.30pm the same day.

In the incident at 10am last Saturday, the catamaran which was carrying 28 tourists from China and three crew members capsized amidst strong winds and huge waves while heading to Pulau Mengalum, 56km northwest of Kota Kinabalu.

To date, 25 victims have been found including three who perished.

This morning, the body of a woman was found entangled in a fisherman’s trawl net in the waters off Pulau Mengalum. It could not be confirmed however whether it was of one of the six victims who were still missing.