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Ship carrying more than 100 people in trouble off Indonesia Two dead as passenger ship sinks off Indonesia
(about 2 hours later)
There are concerns for the safety of scores of passengers after a ship carrying 118 people lost power in rough waters off an Indonesian island on Saturday. There are concerns for the safety of scores of people after a ship carrying 118 passengers and crew lost power in rough waters off an Indonesian island on Saturday.
Rescuers had so far found four people alive and were scouring the sea for other survivors, authorities said. Rescuers have so far pulled at least 23 survivors from the sea, but also found two dead, authorities said.
“This morning four passengers, consisting of two men, a woman and a child, were found safe,” transport ministry spokesman J.A. Barata said in a statement. “Latest report we received said a total of 25 people 23 survivors and two deaths have been discovered, and are now being evacuated to Siwa,” transport ministry spokesman J.A. Barata said.
“They were taken to a hospital in Siwa,” he added, referring to the town in south Sulawesi island that the stricken ferry was heading to when it ran into trouble. Local search and rescue head Roki Asikin said four of the survivors were found clinging to fishing buoys in the open sea about 15 nautical miles from the mainland.
Barata said several search and rescue ships had been deployed to search for more survivors in the area, where waves of up to five metres were being recorded.
Local search and rescue head Roki Asikin said the four survivors were found clinging to fishing buoys in the open sea about 15 nautical miles from the mainland.
“These waves are very high,” he said. “It took three hours to evacuate to the mainland.”“These waves are very high,” he said. “It took three hours to evacuate to the mainland.”
They told authorities that their fibreglass boat sank hours after being hit by high waves.They told authorities that their fibreglass boat sank hours after being hit by high waves.
One local report said the ship had left Kolaka in the Southeast Sulawesi province on Saturday bound for an unspecified destination in South Sulawesi, which lies across the Gulf of Boni.One local report said the ship had left Kolaka in the Southeast Sulawesi province on Saturday bound for an unspecified destination in South Sulawesi, which lies across the Gulf of Boni.
The reported sinking is the second maritime incident in Indonesia this week. On Wednesday a cargo ship collided with a chemical tanker and sank off western Indonesia.The reported sinking is the second maritime incident in Indonesia this week. On Wednesday a cargo ship collided with a chemical tanker and sank off western Indonesia.
Six Filipino crewmen remain missing and are feared dead after the incident off Batam island, while six people were rescued.Six Filipino crewmen remain missing and are feared dead after the incident off Batam island, while six people were rescued.
The collision with the chemical tanker, Stolt Commitment, ripped a large hole in the Danish cargo ship, Thorco Cloud, which caused it to sink.The collision with the chemical tanker, Stolt Commitment, ripped a large hole in the Danish cargo ship, Thorco Cloud, which caused it to sink.