Three more bodies recovered from capsized tugboat
By channelnewsasia.com | Posted: 08 January 2010 1849 hrs

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SINGAPORE: Rescuers searching for victims of capsized tugboat "Ocean Lark" recovered three more bodies on Friday.

This brings to seven, the number of bodies recovered from the vessel which capsized off Pedra Branca on Wednesday morning.

Search efforts by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and commercial vessels for another four missing persons are continuing.

The Singapore-registered tugboat had an Indonesian crew of 13 on board when the vessel left Batam, Indonesia.

The "Ocean Lark" was headed to Matak, Indonesia when it capsized and two crew members were rescued by a passing Singapore supply vessel some 16 nautical miles east of Horsburgh Lighthouse.

- CNA/sf