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Stranded At Sea: Hundreds Trapped As Kuala Perlis-Langkawi Ferry Runs Aground
Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. A passenger ship carrying 567 people was stranded on the shallows near Kuala Perlis after being pushed off course by strong winds and huge waves. The passengers endured hours of uncertainty as they awaited the high tide to resume their journey. The incident occurred around 2:40 p.m. on Monday (16 September) when the vessel was caught in a fi…
Ferry earlier trapped on sandbank continues journey to Langkawi
KUALA PERLIS, Sept 16 — A ferry that ran aground after hitting a sandbank while carrying 567 passengers from Kuala Perlis to Langkawi at 2.30pm today has safely continued its trip to Langkawi tonight. Langkawi Ferry Line Ventures Sdn Bhd general manager Baharin Baharom said the ferry was freed after being towed by a tugboat and declared safe to continue its journey to Langkawi at 9.05pm. “When the tugboat was trying to tow the ferry, it was high…
KUALA PERLIS – Ferry Bahagia 168 which is stuck on a sandbar in these waters is expected to be able to move again when high tide is at full tide at 1 am tomorrow. Kuala Perlis Maritime Zone Commander, Mohd. Hashim Mat Zain said the ferry carrying 567 passengers was currently still lying on a sandbar. He said that his party had previously received information regarding the incident from the Kangar Regional Police Headquarters at 5.20 this evening…
ALOR SETAR: Approximately 567 passengers departing from Kuala Perlis to Langkawi aboard Ekspres Bahagia 168 ran aground on sand shoals located approximately 0.5 nautical miles from Kuala Perlis Ferry Terminal, today. Big Manager Consortium Ferry Line Ventures Sdn. Bhd., Captain Baharin Baharom said that the work of transferring passengers is being carried out with the help of the Maritime Enforcement Agency... Read more The post 567 passengers s…
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