Missing RMN personnel found safe

PETALING JAYA: The nine Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) personnel, missing since Saturday off Johor waters, have been found safe.
Navy chief Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin confirmed that their boat was spotted by a merchant ship, 90 nautical miles off Kuantan waters.
"#SAR KD Perdana ships boat located by RMAF Beechcraft 90nm east of Kuantan following earlier sighting by a merchant ship. Thank you to all," Ahmad Kamarulzaman said via his Twitter account today evening.
When asked via tweet on the condition of the personnel involved in the incident, he replied "They look good from the air. Thank you all for assisting in the Search and Rescue mission."
Earlier the Navy said the boat with an officer and eight personnel was patrolling the waters together with fast attack craft KD Perdana off Tanjung Sedili when both vessels lost communication with each other.
The crew lost contact with KD Perdana while chasing a Vietnamese fishing boat.
Search operations started at 9.19pm on the day the boat went missing and has been expanded with more vessels.
The Search and Rescue operation was launched involving navy assets along with fishing and merchant vessels.
The SAR involves assets and personnel from the RMN, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and the Sedili Fishermen Association.
Vessels involved in the search include RMN's KD Perdana, KD Perkasa, KD Pendekar, KD Handalan, KD Terengganu, KD Kelantan and two helicopters, a SuperLynx and a Fennec.