Combat Vessel Lost at Sea for 30 hours

Malaysia Combat Vessel CB204 was lost in South China Sea for about 30 hours. The boat was having engines and communication problem.  It was luckily found before any fatality happened. The families were relieved, and the Navy Chief, Tan Seri Abdul Aziz Jaafar said... an inquiry will be carried out.

Checking the internet, this is some information about the vessel...
- Boat Maker -  Dockstavarvet, Gotlandsvarvet
- Boat Operators: Swedish Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy, Royal Malaysian Navy, Mexican Navy, Brazilian Army, United States Navy

- Unit Built : 250–300

This is the only incident involving mechanical failures and loss at the sea.
It is rather an unbelievable event given easy availablility of the modern communication and navigation equipment. Even some handphone is fitted with GPS.

The Star 7 Oct 2014

Malaysia Joined FBI to Fight IS

Malaysia is joining US FBI to fight the Formation of Islamic State. This was stated by Home Minister, Ahmad Zaid Hamidi in a telephone interview made during his working visit to US on 1 Oct 2014.

Star 2 Oct 2014

 The main focus is to eradicate radical and extremist ideology.

Mean while the world is flooded with videos to show the cruelty of IS. However there were no third party confirmation the authenticity of the case. We had seen the 911 video which had shown indicator for holywood fabrication.

More recent was cases of the missing Malaysian B777. The US and the related companies fell into uneasy silent.