Salvage operations underway after Malaysia naval vessel sinks off coast of Johor, no injuries reported

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After a Malaysian naval vessel went down off Johor on Sunday ( Aug 25 ), salvage operations are currently in progress. All members of the crew are secure. &nbsp,

The ship, KD Pendekar, sank at&nbsp, 3.54pm, two nautical miles southeast of Tanjung Penyusop in Kota Tinggi, the Royal Malaysian Navy ( TDLM) said in a statement on Sunday evening.

The army added that no injuries were reported and that all 39 staff members had been saved before the ship was totally submerged.

The fleet is believed to have hit an unidentified underground thing, causing a hole that resulted in&nbsp,” serious flooding”, the military said in an earlier statement. &nbsp,

Despite efforts to control and stabilize the fleet, the hole was first discovered in the boat’s engine room, which quickly spread.