India, April 16 -- At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies.

While details remained sketchy, Bangladesh Coast Guard spokesperson Lt Com Sabbir Alam Suzan told The Associated Press on Wednesday that nine people, including three Rohingya and six Bangladeshis, were rescued on April 9.

Suzan said the Bangladesh flag carrier MT Meghna Pride rescued the nine people when the crew found them floating at sea after the capsize. When the boat sank and the status of any search on Wednesday were unclear.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Or...