Malaysia rescues Rohingya survivors
- Published: 18 Dec 2012 at 19.48
- Online news: Asia
Kuala Lumpur _ Malaysia's maritime agency on Tuesday said it "rescued" 40 Myanmar shipwreck survivors, who are thought to be Muslim Rohingya fleeing ethnic violence who had been denied entry to Singapore.
The agency told AFP the survivors of a wreck off the Myanmar coast on Dec 4, in which 160 others were reportedly drowned, were in good health and being transported to Johor state on one of its vessels.
"I confirm 40 Burma (Myanmar) nationals were rescued from the Vietnam-flagged cargo ship Nosco Victory," Hamid Mohamad Amin, the agency's director for command and control, told AFP, declining to elaborate.
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