Missing fishermen found safe at sea

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The three fishermen arrived safely at the jetty.

BINTULU: Three fishermen who failed to return home after setting out to sea early Tuesday, were found safe yesterday afternoon.

Shamsuddin Dahlan, 52, and his son Mohd Syazwan Shamsuddin, 17, from Kampung Jabai, and Mohd Husaini Azmani, 18, from Kampung Sinong, were discovered by fellow fishermen around 3pm, some 22 nautical miles off Tanjung Kidurong.

After being informed that the trio’s boat had suffered engine failure, the rescuers towed them back to the Marine Police jetty in Kampung Jepak, arriving around 4.35pm.

The three had headed out to sea around 3am that day and were supposed to return the same afternoon.

Worried family members alerted the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, leading to the launch of a search-and-rescue operation.