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A harbour pilot from PSA Marine (PSAM) died after falling overboard while disembarking from a tugboat to board a PSAM launch boat in waters off Singapore's Southern Islands.

The pilot's body was recovered after nearly 9 hours

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said in a statement that its Marine Safety Control Centre was alerted to the incident at about 2:50am on Saturday (Feb. 11).

The pilot was wearing a lifejacket at the time of the incident, MPA added.

MPA, Police Coast Guard (PCG) and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) immediately deployed patrol and emergency response craft to the scene to conduct search and rescue operations.

MPA also activated divers to conduct an underwater search for the missing pilot and issued navigational safety broadcasts to the surrounding vessels to support the search efforts.

At about 11:30am on the same day, the body of the pilot was recovered and conveyed to PCG Brani Base.

Investigations are ongoing, said MPA.

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