Rescue operations are still ongoing this Sunday, November 9, after the sinking of a ship carrying nearly a hundred refugees on board on Thursday. Dozens of people are still missing in the border waters between Thailand and Malaysia. The course of the incident is still unclear, but it appears that a group of 300 illegal migrants from Buthidaung, Burma, boarded a large boat. Near Thai waters, the passengers were reportedly spread across three small boats.
One of the boats capsized not far from Tarutao Island, Malaysia’s maritime agency, which is leading the rescue operation, said in a statement on Sunday. Thirteen people were rescued by boats and thirteen bodies were recovered by Thailand and Malaysia. According to the police chief in the area, Adzli Abu Shah, quoted by the Free Malaysia Today media, two other ships with approximately the same number of passengers were also missing. Without knowing what they are
