MIRI, Jan. 3 -- Twelve people, including a child, escaped unhurt after the speedboat they were travelling in sank after being damaged by strong waves while passing through Brunei waters at midday on Friday.

Limbang police chief DSP Parum Niot said the speedboat was en route from Sundar, Lawas to Limbang at about 10am, carrying 12 passengers, a boat driver and a crew member.

He said the driver and crew managed to contact the boat owner after the boat was damaged by strong waves.

"They also managed to alert a passenger boat from Limbang to assist in transporting the passengers as the speedboat had begun leaking.

"All the passengers were reported to be safe and took shelter under the Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge before the boat...