Thirteen army personnel are missing after the boat they were travelling in sank near the waters of Klebang Besar.
Initial information from the state Fire and Rescue Department's operations action centre showed that several fire engines and all officers from its diver unit had been dispatched for a search and rescue operation from about 5pm on Sunday.
It was believed that the group were on a regular training exercise since 9pm Saturday.
An emergency response booth has been set up on a beach with an ambulance on standby.
Army personnel were seen securing the beach area and members of the media were asked to leave.
An unidentified uniformed personnel insisted that a reporter from a vernacular newspaper deleted a picture showing army personnel and their boat near the beach from her laptop.
No official information has been obtained from the army nor police so far.
The search and rescue operation is ongoing.
Sunday 8 December 2013
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