KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Authorities say the captain and a crew member from a missing Malaysian boat made it to safety today but others among the 31 people on board, including 28 Chinese tourists, may be drifting in the water waiting to be rescued. The Chinese Consulate General in Kota Kinabalu in the Malaysian state of Sabah said the boat lost contact after leaving Kota Kinabalu on Saturday morning, according to the official Xinhua News Agency said. The boat had left Kota Kinabalu in Sabah state on Saturday morning on its way to Pulau Mengalum, an island about 60 kilometers (38 miles) west. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said that it had received a distress call on the disappearance of the vessel late on Saturday night (28 January).
A boat with 31 people on board, including more than 20 Chinese tourists, goes missing after sailing from the eastern Malaysian port of Kota Kinabalu to visit the island of Pulau Mengalum.