S'porean dies in boat tragedy in India
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Singaporean dies after boat capsizes in India
By Ewen Boey | Yahoo! Newsroom – 7 hours ago
TODAY - Friday, 21 October 2011
A Singaporean was killed while on a fishing trip in India after the boat he was on capsized.
Yong Kian Fei, 32, was reportedly found unconscious, floating near Agatti Island, 450km off Keralastate’s western coast on Monday. His friend, Desmond Ho Wee Kiat, 32, survived the ordeal with minor injuries, wrote The New Paper.
Both men were research officers at the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).
This is the second boat tragedy involving Singaporeans in about a month. Two Singaporeans are still missing from an incident off Mersing in Malaysia last month when their fishing boat was hit by a ship.
Yong and Ho arrived at Agatti Island last Saturday and went for a fishing trip on Monday, accompanied by the boat owner and another local, said F G Mohammed, who works for the Agatti Island information and public relations department.
“At about 1:30pm, the boat was hit by heavy waves and capsized, throwing all four of them out into the sea,” said Mohammed, whom the boat owner told of the tragedy.
It is believed that Yong had hit his head when the boat capsized, he added.
The four men were rescued by a fishing boat and dropped off at Agatti Island jetty at around 5:30pm. Doctors at a nearby hospital pronounced Yong dead soon after.
SIMTech executive director Lim Ser Yong said, “We are saddened that two SIMTech staff, who were on vacation, were involved in a boating accident in Agatti Island, off India, on October 17.
“Research engineer Desmond Ho, 32, was injured but is in stable condition. We are making arrangements for him to return to Singapore tonight.
“Our SIMTech supervisor has accompanied Yong Kian Fei’s family members to India and is helping the family to make arrangements to repatriate Mr Yong’s body back to Singapore.
“We offer our deepest sympathies to the Yong family.”
A spokesman from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said, “MFA and our Consulate-General in Chennai are aware of the boating incident which took place in Agatti Island in India.
“We are in contact with families of both Singaporeans involved in the unfortunate accident and will provide them with all the necessary consular assistance.” -
My condolences to the family of the deceased. Rest in peace.
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RIP
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Almost all recent deaths involves "water".
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Originally posted by BanguIzai:
Almost all recent deaths involves "water".
Think human beings have incurred the wrath of water ghosts, now they are taking revenge. Just joking.
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May be the PLA took them out sensing competition.
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RIP
