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Two Police Coast Guard (PCG) officers had
been killed and an unknown number of illegal immigrants gone missing
after the boats which the PCG officers and the illegal immigrants were
in respectively collided at the sea off Tuas last night. |
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The two PCG officers killed in the line of
duty are Station Inspector Mohd Khalid Bin Muhamad and Staff Sergeant
Heah Khim Han. |
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Their bodies were retrieved this morning at
about 8.15am after an intensive search and rescue operation involving
the PCG, naval divers, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, as well
as the Royal Malaysia Police (Marine Police) throughout the night. |
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Two other fellow crew mates on board the
same PCG boat had been rescued. Three illegal immigrants had also been
rescued, together with the recovery of a body of a fourth illegal
immigrant. |
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Two PCG boats, manned by four officers each,
were performing ambush duties in Singapore Territorial Waters (STW) off
Tuas on 13 Apr 07. |
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At about 9.30 pm, a speed boat with about
six persons on board illegally intruded into STW. The two PCG boats gave
chase. In the course of the pursuit, there was a collision between one
of the PCG boats and the intruding vessel. |
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As a result, one of the PCG boats as well as
the speed boat capsized. The remaining PCG boat immediately summoned for
assistance and proceeded to conduct search and rescue. |
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Two of the PCG officers from the capsized
PCG boat were rescued from the sea. They suffered minor injuries. The
remaining two officers went missing. Their bodies were recovered this
morning at about 8.15am. Three persons on the intruding vessel had also
been rescued and the body of one of them was recovered. |
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The two PCG officers killed in the incident
are Station Inspector (SI) Mohd Khalid Bin Muhamad and Staff Sergeant
Heah Khim Han. SI Mohd Khalid Bin Muhamad joined the SPF in 1986 and
S/Sgt Heah Khim Han joined the SPF in 2001. |
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Investigations are in progress and the
search operation for the remaining missing persons is still ongoing. |
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The Commissioner of Police, Mr Khoo Boon Hui,
is saddened by the death of the two officers, "I am deeply saddened by
the loss of our two dedicated officers who had sacrificed their lives
for the security of Singapore. My officers and I send our condolences to
the families of our two heroes and we will do everything possible to
assist them to overcome these very traumatic and difficult times." |
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
14 April 2007 @ 2.15pm |
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Source: www.spf.gov.sg
News Release 14 Apr 2007 |
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