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Man overboard reported by SuperStar Gemini on cruise to Penang

PHOTO: Jacintha Stephens
Star Cruises' SuperStar Gemini pictured leaving Port Klang earlier this month
A 60-year-old Singaporean fell overboard from SuperStar Gemini in waters off Tanjung Kling, Malacca on Sunday night, prompting search and rescue operations in the area.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) confirmed that the search for Wuan Poh Fatt, who was on a cruise to Penang from SuperStar Gemini's homeport in Singapore with five others, had fallen overboard at 11.05pm on Sunday night, according to local media reports.

A report was sent to Kuala Linggi Maritime Operations Centre by the ship's master captain Christian Westergren.

On board CCTV footage confirmed that a person had fallen overboard late Sunday evening in an area between 9.5 nautical miles off Pulau Besar and 12 natutical miles off Tanjung Kling.