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SINGAPORE: Search and rescue operations are ongoing for a person who went missing following a collision between a pleasure craft and a supply vessel, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Friday (Mar 27) in response to queries from CNA.<\/span><\/p>\n The missing person was on board the pleasure craft when it collided with the supply vessel off the Southern Islands at around 4.15am on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n Two others were on board the pleasure craft. They have since been rescued and are “safe”, said MPA.<\/span><\/p>\n “All persons on board the supply vessel are accounted for, and no injuries have been reported,” the authority added.<\/span><\/p>\n MPA patrol craft have been deployed, along with assets from the Police Coast Guard and the\u00a0Singapore Civil Defence Force’s Marine Division.<\/span><\/p>\n “<\/span>MPA is in contact with the next-of-kin of the missing person and providing the necessary support,” the authority said.<\/p>\n “Navigational broadcasts have been issued for vessels in the vicinity to keep a lookout.”<\/p>\n Earlier, an Instagram user published a post on the platform saying that her brother had gone <\/strong>missing following a collision at sea.<\/p>\n She added that the man had been driving one of the vessels involved in the collision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n