Hero honoured: Chan (left) presenting Krishnamoorthy with a certificate at his ministry in Putrajaya yesterday, as Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas looks on.
At the Hari Raya and Deepavali open house at his ministry yesterday, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy presented wireman S. Krishnamoorthy, 18, a certificate of appreciation and a plaque. The young hero saved 18 passengers during the Seagull Express 2 ferry fire near Pulau Tioman last month.
FERRY HERO: S. Krishnamoorty, 18, with the certificate of appreciation given by Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy at his ministry’s Hari Raya and Deepavali Open House in Putrajaya yesterday. Krishnamoorty saved 18 people after the ‘Seagull Express 2’ ferry fire near Pulau Tioman last month. Recalling the tragedy, Krishnamoorty said his only thought was to save as many lives as he could. Sharing his proud moment yesterday is his mother, P. Saroja, 42. — NST picture by David Khoo