Overview
- Malaysian and Thai teams recovered more bodies near Langkawi and Satun, bringing the confirmed death toll to 26, with Malaysia reporting 20 deaths and 14 survivors.
- Rescuers found 18-year-old survivor Iman Shorif on Langkawi five days after the sinking, describing exhaustion and witnessing a child drown.
- Authorities estimate about 70 people were on the capsized boat, drawn from a larger group of roughly 300 who departed Buthidaung and were split into smaller vessels.
- Search operations span about 250 square nautical miles for another vessel reported missing, with at least 12 Malaysian assets engaged.
- UNHCR and IOM called for enhanced regional rescue capacity and access to asylum as NGOs warned of worsening conditions driving departures, with about 5,300 Rohingya at sea this year and over 600 reported missing or dead; Malaysian police have opened immigration investigations into those rescued.