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A search-and-rescue operation is now on for nine missing crew members of a Singapore-registered tugboat which had 13 crew on board.
The boat capsized off Pedra Branca on Wednesday at about 5am.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said two crew members were rescued at 9.50am by a passing Singapore supply vessel, about 16 nautical miles east of Horsburgh Lighthouse.
And on Wednesday evening, two bodies were recovered by divers from salvage company Posh Semco Pte Ltd.
MPA said the crew, all Indonesians, belonged to a Singapore-registered tugboat called 'Ocean Lark'.
The tugboat had left Batam, Indonesia and was headed to Matak, Indonesia, when the incident happened.
Singapore's Air Force and Navy have been roped in for the search efforts which are ongoing.
Assets deployed include a helicopter, a patrol vessel and three commercial vessels. - CNA/vm
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