pennslammer3problems|Royal Malaysian Navy ship crew evacuated after taking on water

KUALA LUMPURpennslammer3problems, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The crew of a Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) ship was evacuated due to heavy flooding, following a collision with an underwater object off the coast of Johor state on Sunday.

All the crew had been recovered safely while the partially submerged ship was being salvaged, the RMN said in a statement.

"A leak was first detected at 12 p.m. ... It is believed to have been caused by the vessel colliding with an underwater object. It (the leak) was initially detected in the ship's engine room before spreading uncontrollably. The crew was safely recovered after efforts to control the situation and stabilize the vessel did not succeed," it said.■