KUCHING, Sept 3, 2014: Three men, including two brothers,
have received Darjah Pingat Perwira Negeri (Bronze) for saving the
victims of an express boat which capsized at Wong Bungan, Belaga, last
year.
Brothers Harudis and Nerius Busan and friend Remmy Leget Tanjong, all from
Sekapan Panjang, Belaga, received the medals from the Governor Abdul Taib
Mahmud in an investiture ceremony at the State Astana here this morning.
They were among 112 people who received various awards
from the Governor.
The boat, with over 200 passengers on board, capsized after negotiating a rapid of the mighty
Rajang River, down Belaga town, on May 28, 2013.
The boat was ferrying passengers from Bakun to Kapit when
it sank at Wong Bungan, just down Belaga town.
The boat, which was then supposed to go to Sibu, was
ferrying passengers who were on their way to respective longhouses for the
Gawai Dayak celebration on June 1 and 2.
Picture (right): Nerius Busan also receives the Pingat Perwira Negeri (Gangsa)
The boat was licensed to ferry 75 passengers.
One passenger was drowned while another two were still
missing, suspected to have been trapped inside the boat.
Efforts to refloat the boat have failed due to the strong
current. It is still stuck among the boulders at the site.
Picture (left): Remmy Lagey Tanjong the same award (Pingat Perwira Negeri)
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