THE five crew members of cargo ship MV Dai Cat 06, which was reported missing in Indonesian waters on Monday, have been identified.

Johor maritime director Maritime First Admiral Nurul Hizam Zakaria said three of them are Malaysians – Mohammad Syafarizan Mohd Noor, 24; Mohammad Sudeh Sudin, 20; and Derrent Littor, 22.

He said the other two are Indonesian, namely ship master known as Adi, 43, and Damai Papane Ole, 57.

“The Maritime Rescue Sub Centre in Johor Baru has received information from the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Putrajaya at 11 last night that the National Search and Rescue Agency of Indonesia will coordinate the search for the ship, based on information that it may be in Indonesian waters,” he said in a statement, today.

“Until now, there is no news of the ship.”

Yesterday, Nurul Hizam was reported to have said that a cargo ship registered in Malaysia and carrying a load of 527 pipes worth RM726,205 and five crew members, was believed to have disappeared in Indonesian waters on Monday.

The ship’s missing report was lodged by its agent at 12.11pm the same day. – Bernama, January 11, 2023.