MRSC Johor Baru launched the operation after receiving a report that the missing fisherman. - NSTP FILE PIC, for illustration purposes onlyKOTA TINGGI: The search and rescue operation for a local fisherman reported missing following a boat collision on Feb 1 has been temporarily suspended as of today. He said the operation, coordinated by the Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre (MRSC) Johor Baru has been suspended until the body can be formally identified by the victim's next of kin. Earlier, MRSC Johor Baru launched the operation after receiving a report that the missing fisherman, identified as 51-year-old Mustaffa Hussain, was involved in a boat collision incident in the waters off Pengerang. "The operation will resume if the identification process confirms that the body is not that of the reported missing fisherman," he said.
