“The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) expresses our deepest condolences to the families of the two deceased and wish those injured a speedy recovery.

“We will continue with our search and rescue efforts to find the remaining three missing crew members,” said its chief executive, Andrew Tan, in an updated statement here today.

It was reported earlier that a Malaysian was one of the five missing crew of a dredger that capsized and lay partly submerged.

However, it has yet to be confirmed if one of the bodies found is that of the Malaysian crew member.

The collision occurred in Singapore’s territorial waters about 12.40am, with 12 crew members onboard the JBB DE RONG 19.

The MPA, which continues to lead the SAR operations, with support from the relevant Singapore agencies, said seven crew members were sent to the Singapore General Hospital. Five have been discharged.

It said assets deployed from Singapore agencies included two Super Puma, two Chinook and one Fokker 50 from the Republic of Singapore Air Force, 15 vessels from MPA, Republic of Singapore Navy, Singapore Police Coast Guard and Singapore Civil Defence Force, and seven vessels from PSA Marine Pte Ltd and POSH Semco Pte Ltd.

About 200 personnel are involved in the SAR operations.

The MPA said it had notified the Indonesian Rescue Coordination Centre about the incident and had deployed five vessels to assist with SAR operations in Indonesia’s territorial waters.

There has been no reports of an oil spill or disruption to shipping traffic in the Singapore Strait, it said.