7 Facts You Should Know About The Tanjung Karang Boat Tragedy That Killed A Family Of 7

1. Last week, 16 July, a fishing boat carrying 14 people capsized after being hit by waves two nautical miles off Tanjung Karang. According to a report by The Star, the boat sprung a leak and began to sink while it was heading back to land at about 5pm, Thursday.

A file photo of a Rescue effort at Tanjung Karang Beach after a collision between two high-speed boats.

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2. The boat carrying 14 people, 9 of them family members and 5 boatmen, had set out from the Sungai Kajang fishermen's jetty at about 3pm for the sprinkling of a dead relative's ashes in the sea.

3. 7 people were rescued by fishermen soon after the boat sank. Those rescued were identified as P. Alumalai; M. Sugamaran; V. Nagaswari; N. Sanmugan; C. Sabtayan; C. Sundraja and S. Partiven.

Gnanasegaran being consoled by family members at the Tanjung Karang jetty.

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4. On 17 July, 12 fire and rescue personnel who were deployed to the area recovered the bodies of 3 women and a man while fishing vessels rescued six men and a woman. 3 men were still missing.

A member of the Fire and Rescue operations conducting SAR in waters around Bagan Pasir Tanjung Karang.

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5. Next day, authorities retrieved 2 more bodies of the tragedy, bringing the total number of bodies found to 6. One of the body was found 2 kilometres away from the location where the boat capsized.

Fire and Rescue Department officers handling the body of a victim of the boat tragedy.

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6. On Sunday, 19 July, the body of the 7th and final victim was recovered by rescuers at about 2.58pm. Identified as Shankar Gunasegaran, aged 24, his body had washed ashore in Parit 4, Sekinchan, some 10km from where the boat capsized on Thursday.

Bomba personnel lifting the body of 7th victim which was found on Sunday.

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7. The 14 people onboard the boat only had 2 life jackets between them. Kuala Selangor police chief said they're investigating claims that the boat was not in good enough condition to be taken out to sea and that the man at the helm was not qualified for the task.

Meanwhile, Nageshwari Oorvijayan, age 22, one of the 7 who survived the boat tragedy on Thursday in Tanjung Karang, never expected her first boat ride will end in tragedy, Bernama reported

Recounting her experience, she said the distance from the pier to the scene of the religious ceremony was only about half an hour ride and the incident occurred when the boat was on its way back

Speaking to reporters after visiting the family of M. Kunasegaran, who drowned in the tragedy and making a personal contribution, Health Minister Dr. S. Subramaniam said the casualties in the boat tragedy was due to the passengers not wearing safety jackets

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7 Facts You Should Know About The Tanjung Karang Boat Tragedy That Killed A Family Of 7

1. Last week, 16 July, a fishing boat carrying 14 people capsized after being hit by waves two nautical miles off Tanjung Karang. According to a report by The Star, the boat sprung a leak and began to sink while it was heading back to land at about 5pm, Thursday.

2. The boat carrying 14 people, 9 of them family members and 5 boatmen, had set out from the Sungai Kajang fishermen's jetty at about 3pm for the sprinkling of a dead relative's ashes in the sea.

3. 7 people were rescued by fishermen soon after the boat sank. Those rescued were identified as P. Alumalai; M. Sugamaran; V. Nagaswari; N. Sanmugan; C. Sabtayan; C. Sundraja and S. Partiven.

4. On 17 July, 12 fire and rescue personnel who were deployed to the area recovered the bodies of 3 women and a man while fishing vessels rescued six men and a woman. 3 men were still missing.

5. Next day, authorities retrieved 2 more bodies of the tragedy, bringing the total number of bodies found to 6. One of the body was found 2 kilometres away from the location where the boat capsized.

6. On Sunday, 19 July, the body of the 7th and final victim was recovered by rescuers at about 2.58pm. Identified as Shankar Gunasegaran, aged 24, his body had washed ashore in Parit 4, Sekinchan, some 10km from where the boat capsized on Thursday.

7. The 14 people onboard the boat only had 2 life jackets between them. Kuala Selangor police chief said they're investigating claims that the boat was not in good enough condition to be taken out to sea and that the man at the helm was not qualified for the task.

Meanwhile, Nageshwari Oorvijayan, age 22, one of the 7 who survived the boat tragedy on Thursday in Tanjung Karang, never expected her first boat ride will end in tragedy, Bernama reported

Recounting her experience, she said the distance from the pier to the scene of the religious ceremony was only about half an hour ride and the incident occurred when the boat was on its way back

Speaking to reporters after visiting the family of M. Kunasegaran, who drowned in the tragedy and making a personal contribution, Health Minister Dr. S. Subramaniam said the casualties in the boat tragedy was due to the passengers not wearing safety jackets

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7 Facts You Should Know About The Tanjung Karang Boat Tragedy That Killed A Family Of 7

1. Last week, 16 July, a fishing boat carrying 14 people capsized after being hit by waves two nautical miles off Tanjung Karang. According to a report by The Star, the boat sprung a leak and began to sink while it was heading back to land at about 5pm, Thursday.

2. The boat carrying 14 people, 9 of them family members and 5 boatmen, had set out from the Sungai Kajang fishermen's jetty at about 3pm for the sprinkling of a dead relative's ashes in the sea.

3. 7 people were rescued by fishermen soon after the boat sank. Those rescued were identified as P. Alumalai; M. Sugamaran; V. Nagaswari; N. Sanmugan; C. Sabtayan; C. Sundraja and S. Partiven.

4. On 17 July, 12 fire and rescue personnel who were deployed to the area recovered the bodies of 3 women and a man while fishing vessels rescued six men and a woman. 3 men were still missing.

5. Next day, authorities retrieved 2 more bodies of the tragedy, bringing the total number of bodies found to 6. One of the body was found 2 kilometres away from the location where the boat capsized.

6. On Sunday, 19 July, the body of the 7th and final victim was recovered by rescuers at about 2.58pm. Identified as Shankar Gunasegaran, aged 24, his body had washed ashore in Parit 4, Sekinchan, some 10km from where the boat capsized on Thursday.

7. The 14 people onboard the boat only had 2 life jackets between them. Kuala Selangor police chief said they're investigating claims that the boat was not in good enough condition to be taken out to sea and that the man at the helm was not qualified for the task.

Meanwhile, Nageshwari Oorvijayan, age 22, one of the 7 who survived the boat tragedy on Thursday in Tanjung Karang, never expected her first boat ride will end in tragedy, Bernama reported

Recounting her experience, she said the distance from the pier to the scene of the religious ceremony was only about half an hour ride and the incident occurred when the boat was on its way back

Speaking to reporters after visiting the family of M. Kunasegaran, who drowned in the tragedy and making a personal contribution, Health Minister Dr. S. Subramaniam said the casualties in the boat tragedy was due to the passengers not wearing safety jackets

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