Over 100 stranded as Langkawi ferry runs aground

A total of 140 passengers and crew members on board a ferry from Langkawi to Kuala Perlis were stranded for almost five hours after a rope got twisted around the vessel’s propeller at about 8pm yesterday.

According to a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) source, the ferry ran aground about 2.5 nautical miles southwest of Kuala Perlis...