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Search for 7 missing crew underway as ship capsizes in Bali
JAKARTA, Nov. 25, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Rescuers are searching for seven
crew of a cargo ship that sank in waters off Bali resort island of Indonesia,
a senior rescuer said on Sunday.
KM Multi Prima One cargo ship heading to Waingapu town of East Nusa
Tenggara province capsized in Bali Gulf after leaving waters off Surabaya,
the provincial capital of East Java province, said Yusuf Latief, head of
communication for media of national search and rescue office.
“A total of seven out of 14 crew remain missing, now the search
operation to recover them is getting underway,” he told Xinhua by phone.
The search operation is being carried out at the radius of 200 nautical
miles from the site of the sea incident, said Latief.
The seven crew who survived the incident were rescued by another ship,
Cahaya Abadi 201, which was passing by the spot, according to him.
Sea water transport is a favorite transport means in Indonesia, a vast
archipelagic country home to over 17,500 islands. A lack of safety standard
has often triggered sea incidents.
BSS/Xinhua/MSY/1003 hrs