TRAGIC: The overloaded express boat is seen at the Belaga jetty moments before its departure.
KAPIT: The Belaga District Office has confirmed that the Belaga to Kapit express boat which departed at 8am this morning sank near Tanjong Giam Bungan about an hour’s boat ride from Belaga.
It said the express boat was full when it departed.
No reports of casualties are available yet.
Belaga District Office Abdul Halim with Belaga OCPD DSP Bakar are about to go to the site.
The boat was too full to pick passengers from Belaga this morning and as such many civil servants could not board including three Kapit Resident’s Office staff.
Last night Belaga hosted the district’s pre-Gawai gathering, so many were in the town to attend the event.
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