Cargo boat runs aground on shoal
A cargo boat owner, suffered an estimated loss of RM10,000 after his boat from Pulau Rawa heading to Mersing was stranded on a shoal.
A fisherman, Awang Saadon, 46, who often traversed the area, said the owner then sought help from him and his friends to get the boat off the shallow waters.
"I was informed that the incident happened about a week ago. The skipper had poorly estimated the depth of Kuala Sungai Mersing waters causing his boat to run aground," he said.
Awang said the group was paid to unload all the goods from the stranded boat and bring them to shore.
"We also tried to tow the boat to the nearest jetty during high tide. We made two attempts, both ended in failure," he said.
Awang said after they had unloaded the goods, they fastened empty oil drums around the boat to keep the vessel afloat.
"The effort was in vain as the boat's propeller and tiller were embedded in the sand," he said.
The cargo boat is stranded on the shoal.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
A cargo boat owner, suffered an estimated loss of RM10,000 after his boat from Pulau Rawa heading to Mersing was stranded on a shoal.
A fisherman, Awang Saadon, 46, who often traversed the area, said the owner then sought help from him and his friends to get the boat off the shallow waters.
"I was informed that the incident happened about a week ago. The skipper had poorly estimated the depth of Kuala Sungai Mersing waters causing his boat to run aground," he said.
Awang said the group was paid to unload all the goods from the stranded boat and bring them to shore.
"We also tried to tow the boat to the nearest jetty during high tide. We made two attempts, both ended in failure," he said.
Awang said after they had unloaded the goods, they fastened empty oil drums around the boat to keep the vessel afloat.
"The effort was in vain as the boat's propeller and tiller were embedded in the sand," he said.
The cargo boat is stranded on the shoal.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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