Bernama - Tuesday, April 14
PENANG, April 13 (Bernama) -- A couple's holiday outing on cruise ship Star Virgo, turned into a tragedy when both fell off the ship about 15 nautical miles from Pulau Kendi here today.
The couple from India, Shetty Noojady Nithyanda, 49 and his wife Shetty Kasturi Nithyanda, 47, lost their balance and footing before falling into the sea.
During the incident, the ship's crew members managed to save Shetty Kasturi but the husband was believed to have drowned.
Northern Region Marine Police Chief ACP Zainul Abidin Hasan who confirmed the incident said search and rescue operations had started immediately after receiving information of the incident.
"We received a distress call at 10.20am and we immediately dispatched a team of eight officers," he said.
He added that the women who was saved by the ship's crew members was later sent to the Gleneagles Hospital here for treatment.
-- BERNAMA
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