INDONESIA - Indonesian ship 'sinks in storm'

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Saturday, 30 December

2006, 07:05 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesian

ship 'sinks in storm'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A ferry carrying around 850 passengers has sunk in a storm off the

Indonesian coast, according to reports.

A naval official told local radio the ship was travelling from Semarang in Central Java to the port of Kumai in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.

He said storms and high winds were hampering the rescue effort,

and only nine survivors had been found.

Ships and ferries are a cheap and popular means of transport between the

17,000 islands that make up Indonesia.

Correspondents say safety

standards are not always enforced, however, and vessels frequently carry more

passengers then they are meant to.

The boat is thought to have sunk about 40 km (24 miles) off

Mandalika island, about 300 km (190 miles) north-east of the capital,

Jakarta.

A helicopter, three naval vessels and a police ship were taking

part in the rescue effort, Central Java's Navy commander,

Col Yan Simamora, told Elshinta radio.

He said only nine survivors had been found.

" I'm afraid many have

died, " he said, adding that heavy rain and waves up to 5 metres (16 ft)

high were making rescue work difficult.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6218651.stm

 

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