MV Amanda sank in Malaysia with 5 Bangladeshi crew onboard
MV Amanda overturned and sank east of Tanjung Sepang waters, near Kota Tinggi on 25 Dec 2018.
6 male crews (5 Bangladeshis & 1 Chinese) had been rescued while 3 were reported missing. Of the three, the bodies of 2 crew members were found; the bodies of two males, a Bangladeshi and a Chinese national. The agency was still conducting a search-and-rescue operation within a 40 miles radius from the reported location to locate another Bangladeshi crew member. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) managed to rescue 5 Bangladeshi and 1 Chinese national, while three others were reported missing.
The Collision
In the 2pm incident on Dec 25, the cargo ship which was plying the eastern waters off Tanjung Sepang, suffered damage to its generator which caused its wheel to stop functioning. Strong waves then pushed the ship further before it crashed into another vessel nearby, causing it to overturn and sink with nine crews onboard.
Total 9 Crews were on board, only 6 rescued (5 Bangladeshi & 1 Chinese).
2 dead-bodies found (1 Bangladeshi) & another 1 Bangladeshi is still missing.
Rescued 5 Bangladeshi Crews: (now safe)
1. Md. Nizamul Haq – Captain
2. Mahdi Hasan Tariq
3. A H M Zafar Ullah
4. U Chow Marma
5. Md. Shakib Hasan
Died 1 Bangladeshi Crew
1. Md. Jaher Ali
Missing 1 Bangladeshi Crew
1. S M Faruk Hossain
The Sun Daily News (29 Dec 2018):
The search and rescue operation (SAR) for a missing crew member of the cargo ship MV Amanda which overturned and sank east of Tanjung Sepang waters, near Kota Tinggi on Tuesday, was called off yesterday 28 Dec 2018.
Johor MMEA director First Admiral Maritime Aminuddin Abdul Rashid said the Maritime Rescue Sub Centre (MRSC) Johor had decided to end the operation at 7 pm yesterday and that the SAR operation would be reactivated if there were any signs of finding the Bangladeshi crew member.
“The SAR operation was coordinated by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency with the Royal Malaysian Navy, Marine Police Force, Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia, Malaysian Army and the Civil Defence Force.
“The operation involves three ships and two boats covering a search area of 120 square nautical miles from the Tanjung Penawar waters to Tanjung Sepang. In addition, an air asset of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency was also being used in the search,” he said in a statement here, today.
Aminuddin said after all the efforts undertaken since Tuesday including a search around the coast and a dive at the location of the shipwreck, there was still no sign of the victim.
In the incident at 2 pm on Dec 25, the vessel carrying nine crews, all of them foreigners, had suffered damage to the generator which caused the ship’s engine to stop functioning.
While attempting to make a full astern, strong waves pushed the vessel causing it to collide with another vessel and overturn and sink.
However, six male crew, five Bangladeshis and one Chinese had been rescued while three were reported missing. Of the three, the bodies of two crew members were found at 7.45 pm, on the same day.
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