'I'm leaving now' - Wife recalls last words of catamaran crewman


  • Nation
  • Monday, 30 Jan 2017

The catamaran capsized while on its way to Pulau Mengalum.

KOTA KINABALU: I'm leaving now. Those were the last words uttered by Absol Kassim, 26, to his wife before boarding the catamaran which capsized while on its way to Pulau Mengalum on Saturday.

Amelia Samanail, 21, of Pulau Gaya, said her husband was a crewman on the catamaran and left the house at about 7am on that fateful day to work.

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