'If I die, then I die': Boatmen braved fire to ensure nobody was trapped in yacht

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"If I die, then I die," said Mr Faizal, who owns a yacht servicing company. He is known as Sonic by the other boatmen.

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Karen See, Young Zhan Heng

SINGAPORE - Sprinting barefoot for 200m, the father of two ran towards a yacht that was on fire, worried there might be people trapped in the inferno.
The yacht, which was anchored at Marina at Keppel Bay, had caught fire on Monday morning (May 30).
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