Dad and son feared dead after ‘meth-taking captain abandons them on diving trip’

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The group of divers got here again as much as the floor to search out their boat had vanished (Image: AFP/Getty /Reuters)

A British Shell engineer and his teenage son are feared useless after they had been deserted 9 miles off the Malaysian coast throughout a diving journey.

Adrian Chesters, 46, and Nathen, 14, had been in a gaggle of 4 swimming 49ft-deep off the tiny island of Pulau Tokong Sanggol, close to the city of Mersing.

Their boat returned to port with out them on Wednesday, and an enormous search and rescue mission was launched to search out the stranded divers, who had been pulled away by sturdy currents.

The captain gave an announcement to police in Mersing however was later arrested when he examined constructive for methamphetamine after giving a urine pattern.

It's not clear if he was excessive on the drug on the time of the incident, however investigators are wanting into any instances of negligence.

Adrian and his Dutch son Nathen had been joined by an 18-year-old French girl who remains to be lacking, and dive grasp Kristine Grodem, 35.

The Norwegian-national, who was educating the opposite three as they educated for his or her superior diving licences, was discovered 30 nautical miles from the place the group had been diving.

A member of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency uses binoculars during the search to locate three divers at sea on April 8, 2022, after they went missing off Malaysia's southeast coast near Mersing in Johor state. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Malaysian authorities have been scouring the seas for indicators of the lacking divers (Image: AFP/Getty Photos)

MERSING: The identities of four foreign divers who were reported missing while doing diving training at Pulau Tokong Sanggol, here, yesterday, have been identified, including two children. They were British man Adrian Peter, 46, with his Dutch son Nathan Renze, 14. Next up is a French woman, Alexia Alexandra, 18, and another woman who is also a 'Dive Master' diving coach from Norway, Kristine Grodem, 35. Johor Menteri Besar, Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi, said all the divers had diving licenses and were experienced.
Nathen, 14, was a part of the diving group together with his dad, exploring the waters round Pulau Tokong Sanggol

Search and rescue teams current locations are pictured on a map during ongoing search efforts to locate three divers who went missing off Malaysia's southeast coast in Mersing, Malaysia's Johor state on April 8, 2022. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Search and rescue groups present places pictured on a map (Image: AFP/Getty Photos)

MERSING: The identities of four foreign divers who were reported missing while doing diving training at Pulau Tokong Sanggol, here, yesterday, have been identified, including two children. They were British man Adrian Peter, 46, with his Dutch son Nathan Renze, 14. Next up is a French woman, Alexia Alexandra, 18, and another woman who is also a 'Dive Master' diving coach from Norway, Kristine Grodem, 35. Johor Menteri Besar, Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi, said all the divers had diving licenses and were experienced.
Adrian Chesters, 46, had solely lately moved his household to Malaysia after a profitable venture within the Gulf of Mexico

After 40 minutes within the water, authorities stated the group couldn’t see their boat as they got here to the floor.

Mersing police chief Superintendent Cyril Edward Nuing stated: ‘The teacher tried to maintain all of them collectively however they received separated.

‘We consider the three victims will probably be discovered secure as they're skilled divers.’

Authorities have deployed two planes, 18 boats and about 90 personnel, together with rescue divers, to find the lacking trio, however hopes they are going to be discovered alive are fading.

Police will assess the dive gear used and the placement, including that the captain is being investigated underneath Part 15(1) of the Harmful Medicine Act 1952.

Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat stated the captain was arrested at 11.30pm on Wednesday after giving an announcement on the Mersing district police headquarters.

Members of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency look on during the search to locate three divers at sea on April 8, 2022, after they went missing off Malaysia's southeast coast near Mersing in Johor state. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Hopes the group will probably be discovered alive are fading after the alarm was raised on Wednesday (Image: AFP/Getty Photos)

MERSING: The identities of four foreign divers who were reported missing while doing diving training at Pulau Tokong Sanggol, here, yesterday, have been identified, including two children. They were British man Adrian Peter, 46, with his Dutch son Nathan Renze, 14. Next up is a French woman, Alexia Alexandra, 18, and another woman who is also a 'Dive Master' diving coach from Norway, Kristine Grodem, 35. Johor Menteri Besar, Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi, said all the divers had diving licenses and were experienced.
French nationwide Alexia Alexandra, 18, can also be among the many lacking divers authorities are looking for

Kristine Grodem, 35, has been rescued / In this photo provided by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency shows one of four Europeans who disappeared during diving training, in a helicopter after being rescued, on the way to Mersing, Johor state of Malaysia Thursday, April 7, 2022. Malaysian authorities were searching on Thursday for four Europeans including two teenagers who disappeared during diving training off a southern island. (Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency via AP )
Kristine Grodem, 35, is the one one within the group to be discovered to date, and was taken to hospital through helicopter (Image: AP)

A view shows a tugboat which found Norwegian diver, Kristine Grodem, off Mersing coast, in Johor, Malaysia, April 7, 2022. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES MANDATORY CREDIT.
Norweigan dive grasp Grodem was discovered by a tug boat floating within the water some 30 nautical miles from the place the group had been swimming (Image: Reuters)

‘He examined constructive for methamphetamine use after we performed a urine check,’ he added.

Chesters, from Sheffield, had solely lately moved his household to Malaysia after working as a senior engineer for Shell’s Appomattox rig within the Gulf of Mexico.

A International Workplace spokesperson stated the division stays involved with Malaysian authorities.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Company First Admiral Nurul Hizam Zakaria stated Grodem was discovered by a tug boat.

She was ‘floating and absolutely geared up’ along with her diving gear in waters off Tanjung Sedili in Kota Tinggi, en route from Indonesia to Thailand, at 8.15am native time.

Grodem was taken to hospital by helicopter and is alleged to be in a secure situation.

Malaysia’s borders reopened to foreigners on April 1 after being closed for greater than two years in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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