The two kayakers’ colleagues called the Singapore Police Coast Guard for help after they were swept under.
A passing vessel managed to save the female boater, but the woman is still missing. According to Mr. Sim, both capsized boats were finally found.
At around 11.45 a.m., Mr. Sim and the team he was leading were returning from the Southern Islands when they ran into one of the four sea kayakers and discovered that the girl had been his companion.
He told her husband what had happened and asked the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore( MPA ) for permission to participate in the search.
He said he paddled out with a water kayaker to look for known currents and potential handholds, such as tanker anchor chains or boat tires, that someone could adhere to while in the water.
” We’re comfortable with how the tides are flowing, so I decided to join a search.” It’s possible that when someone enters the water, they are simply floating with the present, he said.
Additionally, compared to the ships used by the coast guard and MPA, kayaks allow us to study objects more quickly. To see if anyone was clinging to those handrails, we circled the piers and examined the tyres and anchors that were fastened to the boats.
Before the government called them back, the yacht search took one and a half time.
” I went out today because I had another trip, and I was still exploring ,” Mr. Sim said.
According to MPA’s most recent release from Monday, the search for the missing kayaker is still continuous.