All 19 crew members were rescued after the sand dredger Vivo Arya sank approximately 25 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Pasir Hitam, near Kuala Kurau in the Malaysian state of Perak, on Sunday, October 25.
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said nearby vessels recovered 18 of the crew. An MMEA boat located the remaining crewmember.
"Nine crew members were rescued by the sand dredger YAODE 1, which was near the scene, while another nine who were aboard a life raft were rescued by VIVO DIYA," Perak MMEA director Maritime Captain Zainudin Mohd Zuki said.
The Kuala Kurau Maritime Zone Headquarters Operations Centre received an emergency call via the 999 hotline at 05:53 local time. A search and rescue (SAR) operation was activated at 06:30.
MMEA deployed KM Gagah and Perkasa 1238, and members of the maritime community near the site also assisted.
Perkasa 1238 found the remaining crewmember safe and took him to the Kuala Kurau Maritime Zone Headquarters Jetty before he was sent to a nearby hospital for examination and treatment.
The other 18 crew members were taken to Batu Maung Jetty for further action.
The SAR operation was terminated at 16:30 after all crew had been accounted for.