00:01Police are investigating whether the operators of two passenger boats involved in a collision
00:06in Mersing complied with licensing requirements and standard operating procedures after the crash
00:12claimed two lives on Monday night. The collision occurred roughly 800 metres from the Sungai
00:17Mersing jetty at the river mouth. Johor Police Chief Commissioner Datuk Abdul Rahman Arsad
00:23said investigators will check whether both operators held valid permits to carry passengers
00:28and whether they followed stipulated operating hours for boats in the area.
01:03The two boats involved were the Sea Queen, returning from Pulau Besar with six people
01:08on board, and Rawah Birds, carrying three people after departing the jetty for Pulau Rawah.
01:14Commissioner Abdul Rahman said the impact was severe, killing the 38-year-old Sea Queen boat
01:20operator and a 32-year-old local male passenger at the scene. Seven others were injured. Police
01:26are investigating the case under Section 304A of the Penal Code for causing death by negligence
01:32and Section 280 for negligently navigating or operating a vessel. A sudden death report has
01:38has also been classified.
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