KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Six crews of a cargo ship were rescued, while the captain was missing after their vessel capsized in the coastal area of Sarawak in the northern Borneo state, the Malaysian coast guard said on Tuesday.

The vessel, which lost contact on Monday night, was located at 6:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, and the six crew members were recovered soon after, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Labuan's director Izwanhadi Idros told reporters in a press briefing.

"We immediately rescued the six crew members, two of whom sustained minor injuries, while the other four are in stable condition," he said, adding that a scuba diving team is searching for the missing skipper, who is believed to be trapped inside the partially submerged vessel.

Izwanhadi noted that adverse weather conditions likely contributed to the vessel's sinking and added that authorities were continuing their search and investigation into the incident. Enditem

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