SINGAPORE, May 20 (Xinhua) -- All 30 people on board an Indonesian-registered vessel were rescued on Tuesday after it capsized in waters northeast of Pedra Branca, within Singapore's maritime search and rescue region, authorities said.
In a statement, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Singapore received an alert at 7:20 a.m. local time (2320 GMT) on Monday from a Hong Kong-registered containership reporting the incident.
The center coordinated the search and rescue operation, issuing navigational broadcasts to nearby vessels. A Liberia-registered bulk carrier was directed to the scene and successfully rescued all 30 individuals from the water.
The rescued persons will be disembarked in Batam, Indonesia.
