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In the meantime, efforts by the authorities and industry experts engaged by MISC are still ongoing to contain the minor slick emitting from Bunga Alpinia and to ensure the continuous protection of the environment and surrounding communities. Further updates will be provided as and when necessary. MISC - Bunga Alpinia Update 5 29 Jul 2012 | MISC Berhad The search for the fifth missing crew member of Bunga Alpinia is still ongoing. In the meantime, the fire onboard Bunga Alpinia has been extinguished and continuous monitoring of 'hot spot' areas onboard the vessel and boundary cooling is still ongoing. Initial observations indicate that there is a minor slick emitting from Bunga Alpinia ,which is currently largely being contained around the vessel by anti pollution containment booms. The authorities and industry experts engaged by MISC have increased their efforts to contain the spill in ensuring the continuous protection of the environment and surrounding communities. Additional booms and spill containment equipment is also available on site to manage any leakage should the need arise. Further updates will be provided as and when necessary. MISC Berhad - Bunga Alpinia Update 4 28 Jul 2012 MISC confirms that another body was recovered in the watersearly this morning. The identity of the body has yet to be confirmed. As for the two bodies recovered yesterday they are confirmed to be Ordinary Seaman Mohd Hanafi Bin Kalil and Senior Pumpman Zahari Bin Hassim, both Malaysians. Further updates will be provided as and when necessary. MISC - Bunga Alpinia Update 3 27 Jul 2012 We wish to confirm that another two bodies have been recovered in the waters near the vessel. Identities of the two bodies have yet to be confirmed. Further updates will be provided as and when necessary. MISC - Bunga Alpinia Update 2 27 Jul 2012 The fire onboard Bunga Alpinia has been contained and currently, further cooling efforts onboard are ongoing. The Labuan Fire & Rescue Department will conduct an assessment of the vessel before authorising a search effort to be conducted onboard for the missing four crew members. We confirm that the deceased is Malaysian, Shahril Azmi Bin Baharudin, a Greaser onboard Bunga Alpinia. MISC is providing all assistance possible to the families of the deceased and the four missing crew members. In the meantime, MISC has mobilised industry experts to support the Malaysian authorities in ensuring the continued protection of the environment, vessel and community surrounding the area. MISC is also cooperating fully with the authorities in relation to the investigations. Further updates will be provided as and when necessary. MISC - Bunga Alpinia Update 26 Jul 2012 The Bunga Alpinia incident this morning had unfortunately resulted in a fatality whilst four other MISC crew members are still missing. The identity of the deceased is yet to be confirmed. Currently, efforts are being made to put out the fire onboard the vessel. The vessel was loading methanol at the PETRONAS Chemicals Methanol Sdn Bhd terminal in Labuan at the time of the incident. The respective families and next of kin of the crew members have been informed and a Hotline has been set up for affected family members wishing to obtain more information. The 24 crew members who are ashore are safe and unharmed. Further updates will be provided as and when necessary. MISC Berhad - Bunga Alpinia 26 Jul 2012 MISC Berhad (MISC) has confirmed that a fire broke out onboard its 38,000 DWT IMO II chemical/palm oil tanker, Bunga Alpinia at approximately 2.30am (local time) this morning. The vessel was alongside the PETRONAS Chemicals Methanol Sdn Bhd terminal in Labuan when the incident took place. The ship has 29 crew members, of which 23 are Malaysians and 6 Filipinos. At present, 24 have been safely brought ashore whilst 5 are still unaccounted for. No further details of the incident are available at this point in time. All authorities have been notified accordingly and we are working closely to render the necessary assistance. Further details on the MISC Group can be found at www.misc.com.my For further media enquiries for the MISC Group, kindly contact: Mdm. Fiona Clare Pereira, General Manager Corporate Affairs Department Tel: 03-2275 2701 Fax: 03-2275 2888 E-mail: fclarepe@miscbhd.com MISC Berhad press release 
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MISC Berhad - Bunga Alpinia Update 8
As of this morning, no further slick is seen emitting from Bunga Alpinia. However, we will continue to deploy fresh booms around the vessel to ensure continuous protection of the environment and surrounding communities. Efforts are underway to clean up some parts of the shoreline that have been affected by the earlier minor oil slick. These areas have largely been cleaned and the situation is contained. Our teams and equipment are on site to mitigate any further eventualities.
We would like to thank the many parties, agencies, associations, individuals and professionals involved in the search and rescue mission especially the Labuan Fire and Rescue Department, Labuan Police Department, Labuan Nucleus Hospital, Maritime Rescue & Coordination Centre, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency and the Marine Department for their assistance and outstanding efforts.