Two people are dead and more than 100 required rescuing after a Malaysian offshore support vessel collided with an oil platform on Tuesday.

The 3,528-dwt Dayan Topaz (built 2012) made contact with the Petronas-operated Baram B platform 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Miri.

The incident took place after the OSV's after its anchor cable broke during bad weather, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and Petronas confirmed.