The body of a seafarer missing following a fire on a research ship off Malaysia has been found inside the vessel.

Mohamad Saiful Ashnar, 31, was discovered on the 1,050-dwt Geos (built 2009) by four Miri fire and rescue department personnel, according to the New Straits Times, which cited Miri Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director Captain Md Fauzi Othman.