Search on for missing crew member near Marina South Pier

The man who fell overboard a boat on Tuesday morning has been identified as Mr Maung Zaw Myo Win, a 32-year-old Myanmar national.

According to his peers, Mr Zaw did not know how to swim. He was last seen around 7am, starting the generator of another boat. Search and rescue operations continue in the Marina South Pier, where the boat he worked on was anchored.

The accident took place among a group of five boats belonging to Everlast Marine Services, moored side by side at the water breaker off the Pier.

Two Maritime and Port Authority craft and one Police Coast Guard craft, as well as divers, are involved in the search.

At 2.30pm, five members of the Naval Diving Unit launched a searchboat to search for Mr Zaw. 2WO Wee Boon Siew, assistant supervisor of the operation, said that such rescue and searches can 'take days'.




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