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SINGAPORE: Two more bodies have been recovered from the waters off Pedra Branca after a Singapore-registered tugboat sunk early Wednesday morning.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said the bodies were recovered at about 5.30pm on Thursday. This brings the death toll to four. Two bodies had been recovered on Wednesday night.
MPA said the search continues for the remaining seven missing crew members.
Two seamen were the first to be found alive, at about 9.50am - five hours after the boat sunk.
All crew members are Indonesians.
The tugboat, called Ocean Lark, had left Batam, Indonesia and was headed to Matak, Indonesia, when the incident happened.
Helping in the search and rescue operations are four Singapore navy vessels, one Super Puma helicopter, two Fokker 50 maritime patrol aircraft from the Singapore Air Force, one Indonesian navy vessel and 14 commercial vessels.
- CNA/sc
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