Despite attempts by companions to save him, man dies on fishing trip
Shin Min Daily News SINGAPORE - Saturday (Jan 30) was cloudy and windier than usual when fishmonger Mr Tan Lai Koon left a jetty at Pandan River with his friend Mr Jon Lau to go out to sea. Mr Lau, 45, had chartered the 8m-long fibreglass boat for around four hours of fishing near Pulau Bukom. The managing director of Strategic Data Governance had gone fishing several times before with Mr Tan. Also on the boat was a friend of Mr Lau's and her two teenage sons. None of the passengers on the boat was wearing life vests that were available on board.
Source: asiaone.com