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Police Identify Missing Boater From Singapore Collision After Body Found in Indonesia

The case has moved into a criminal inquiry with a 49-year-old held on suspicion of rash navigation.

Overview

  • Police said a body recovered off Karimun in Indonesia on Mar 30 is believed to be the person missing from the Mar 27 crash near Singapore’s Southern Islands.
  • Authorities identified the victim as 37-year-old Chua Muhammad Syafidi, according to local reports citing police statements.
  • Police arrested a 49-year-old on suspicion of rash navigation as part of the ongoing investigation.
  • Two others from the pleasure craft were rescued, and the sunken boat was recovered on Mar 30.
  • Indonesian authorities retrieved the body and alerted Singapore police, reflecting routine cross-border coordination in the busy waters between both countries.