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Monday, October 6, 2014

Crew on missing navy gunboat all safe, vessel located

The crew onboard the missing navy gunboat CB204 has confirmed that it is safe, Royal Malaysian Navy Chief Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar said.
Using his Twitter handle @ChiefofNavy, Aziz said "Bot dan Crew selamat, Alhamdullilah". (Boat and crew are safe, thanks be to God.)
He also tweeted that the CB204's commander had made contact on VHF Channel 16, confirming that the vessel and crew were safe but hungry.
"KD Ganas sedang merapatinya. Namun, keadaan laut yg bergelora (State 4) menyukarkan." (The KD Ganas is nearing the boat. Stormy seas (State 4) causing difficulty.)
Abdul Aziz also tweeted a photo of a huge wave slamming into the ship's bow. The photo was accompanied by a tweet that noted the rough sea conditions at the search and rescue area before sunset this evening.
"Lihat ombak besar melanda kapal KD Ganas." (Look at the big wave crashing against the KD Ganas vessel.)
Earlier, the CB204 sent out a distress call at around 3pm.
Aziz had tweeted that KD Ganas, one of the ships involved in the search and rescue operations in the area where CB204 disappeared yesterday, had received a distress call.
"KD Ganas terima panggilan distress drpd Bot jam 1500. Bot hadapi masalah enjin dan steering gear." (KD Ganas received a distress call from the boat at 1500 hours. The boat has engine and steering gear trouble.)
This afternoon, Aziz had given a press conference in Kota Kinabalu on the search and rescue mission for the vessel whose last known position was 20 nautical miles east of Mengalum Island, near the Spratlys, off Sabah waters.
CB204 lost contact at 11.15am yesterday, hours after leaving the navy base in Kota Kinabalu.
Earlier today, Aziz had said that a boat had been seen near an oil rig to the northeast of Mengalum Island.
The search this morning was hampered by rough weather. The search was carried out over an area of 135 nautical miles that was divided into four sectors.
Six ships from the navy and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), as well as three aircraft were searching the area this morning.
Aziz also released the names of the seven crew members on board CB2014 to newswire Bernama.
The crew, headed by Lt Azri Bakar (Captain), comprises BK PAP Christopher ak Mani, BM TMK Ince ak Evin, BM TMK Steven Hudson ak Miso, BM JTP Nor Azuan Ariffin, Lk Kom Sulhajji Daah and Lk PAP Mohd Azhry Maani.
The CB204 is a combat vessel and is able to function under adverse weather conditions thanks to its safety features and stability.
Aziz had told Bernama that the boat could float upright again even if it turned turtle due to huge waves.
He said he expected the crew to be safe given the vessel's features, barring any leak under extreme weather conditions.
CB204 had been sailing with another navy ship, the KD Paus, at 5am on yesterday. The KD Paus was the first to notify base that both vessels were turning back due to bad weather, but an hour later said it had lost both radio and visual communication with CB204. – October 6, 2014.
- TMI

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