179 KD Lekiu crew members screened for Covid-19 after arriving at Sepanggar naval base


The KD Lekiu crew which returned from their South Korea stint, arriving at Sepanggar naval base to undergo Covid-19 screenings as they refuel and replenish supplies at Kota Kinabalu, before the vessel make its way back to the Lumut naval base. -Pix courtesy of Royal Malaysian Navy

KOTA KINABALU: All 179 crew members of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) KD Lekiu have been screened for Covid-19 upon arriving at the Sepanggar naval base here on Thursday (March 5).

The Lumut-based vessel had arrived from Busan, South Korea in a mission to escort the Petronas Floating Liquefied Natural Gas 2 tanker back to Sabah waters.

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