Mother Of Rescued Fisherman Bursts With Gratitude

SUNGAI PETANI, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- The mother of Mohamad Al-Amin Sufian, one of the fishermen reported missing at sea last Thursday, expressed profound gratitude upon learning that her son and his two friends had been found safe.

Barisah Ahmad, 59, said she immediately performed sujud syukur (prostration of gratitude) when she received the news but was still waiting for the safe return of the second of her five children.

“Alhamdulillah... I’m so thankful to hear that my son and his two friends are safe and now in Indonesia.

“After performing the Zohor prayer today, I prayed for my son's safety...at 2pm, I received a call from Maritime Malaysia (the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, MMEA) informing me that all of them had been found safe,” she told reporters at her home in Taman Semarak, near here today.

Barisah shared that, despite not having spoken to Mohamad Al-Amin, 29, she was relieved to know her son was safe.

“I would like to thank everyone involved in their search and in bringing them safely back from Indonesia,” she added.

Earlier, Kedah and Perlis Maritime Director, First Admiral Romli Mustafa, confirmed that the three fishermen who went missing near Pulau Payar on Thursday had been rescued and were now safely in Indonesia.

Previously, the media reported that Asrulhisham Zainon, 47, his son Mohd Aiman Asrulhisham, and Mohd Amin were feared missing after failing to return from their fishing trip 10.9 nautical miles west of Pulau Payar, near Kuala Kedah.

-- BERNAMA