Pulau pangkor: Three more bodies of women, believed to be victims of a boat capsize incident involving undocumented Indonesian migrants off Pulau Pangkor on Monday, have been found.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Marine Police Region One Operations Command officer DSP Mazre Che Mahmod reported that the three bodies were discovered by Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) vessel KD Sri Indera Sakti about 20 nautical miles from the location of the incident at around 6 pm yesterday. Mazre stated that investigations to determine the identities of the three victims are ongoing.

Mazre added that the latest discovery brought the total number of victims found so far to 30, after 23 of them were rescued on the first day of the search and rescue (SAR) operation on May 11. The search continues for seven more victims. The third day of the SAR operation resumed at 7 am today, involving the Marine Police, RMN, and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).

Earlier yesterday, four bodies were found in the waters off Pulau Pangkor. Today's SAR operation involves two Marine Police boats, three RMN vessels, and three MMEA assets, including Maritime Vessel (KM) Malawali, BENTENG 1203, and a Bombardier CL415MP aircraft from the Subang Air Station.

Yesterday, MMEA Perak rescued 23 Indonesian migrants after the boat carrying them capsized in the waters off Pulau Pangkor near Lumut on Monday. The boat was reported to be carrying 37 undocumented migrants from Indonesia, who were believed to have departed from Kisaran, Indonesia, on May 9 for Malaysia.