Malaysian cargo ship goes missing in Indonesian waters

Malaysian cargo ship goes missing in Indonesian waters

A distress signal was detected from the cargo ship 30 nautical miles northwest of Pemangkat, Indonesia, at 10.42pm yesterday.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency says five crew members were onboard the MV Dai Cat 06. (MMEA pic)
PETALING JAYA:
A Malaysian-registered cargo ship carrying three local and two Indonesian crew members has gone missing in Indonesian waters, says the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).

According to Johor MMEA director Nurul Hizam Zakaria, Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre (MRSC) Johor Bahru received information from MRSC Langkawi at 5.13pm yesterday regarding the missing cargo ship MV Dai Cat 06, which was carrying iron pipes.

In a statement, Hizam said the information was received following a police report lodged at 12.11pm yesterday by the ship’s agent, claiming that the MV Dai Cat 06 had left the Kampung Aceh jetty in Perak on Dec 23 and should have arrived in Kuching on Dec 31.

Hizam said a distress signal was detected from the cargo ship 30 nautical miles northwest of Pemangkat, Indonesia, at 10.42pm yesterday.

He added that the Putrajaya Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) had informed Indonesian authorities to locate the cargo ship.

MRSC Johor Bahru has also sent out a navigational telex (NAVTEX) to request the maritime community to provide information about the ship.

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