Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They
AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German
Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who
By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an
Navigation
Primary Navigation
Home
Singapore
Asia Pacific
World
Business
Entertainment
Sports
Technology
Top Stories
Most Popular
Secondary Navigation
Australia
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
Search
Search:
Storm sinks Indonesian ferry, 250 feared dead
By IRWAN FIRDAUS,Associated Press Writer AP - 2 hours 7 minutes ago
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A ferry capsized in a severe storm and crashing waves in central Indonesia on Sunday and officials said around 250 people were feared dead.
Eighteen survivors were rescued by fishing boats, but the fate of the others remained unclear, said Taufik, a port official at Parepare on the island of Sulawesi, where the ferry began its journey. Taufik uses one name, as is common in Indonesia.
About 250 passengers and 17 crew are believed to have been onboard the ferry when it went down 30 miles (50 kilometers) off the coast off western Sulawesi. Indonesians generally don't know how to swim and it was feared that most onboard would have drowned.
Transport Minister Jusman Syafi'i Djamal said the captain _ who was among those pulled alive from the sea _ reported that 150 people jumped off the boat before it sank, but he did not know what happened to them.
"We have prepared a search and rescue operation, but now there are high waves hampering the process," Djamal said.
The 700-ton Teratai Prima sank en route from the western port of Parepare on the island of Sulawesi to Samarinda, East Kalimantan, on the Indonesian half of Borneo.
The ship, carrying around 18 tons of cargo, radioed that it was "hit by a storm" before it went down, said Nurwahida, a port official.
Eighteen passengers and crew were saved by fishermen who found them drifting on three life rafts, Taufik said, citing a survivor's account.
The closest town to the accident site is Majene, about 850 miles (1,370 kilometers) northeast of capital, Jakarta.
Boats are a major form of transportation in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands and a population of 235 million. Poor enforcement of safety regulations and overcrowding causes accidents that claim hundreds of lives each year.
In December 2006, a crowded Indonesian ferry broke apart and sank in the Java Sea during a violent storm, killing more than 400 people.
Email Story
IM Story
Printable View
Blog This
Recommend this article
Average (0 votes)
Sign in to recommend this article »
Most Recommended Stories »
Related Articles: Indonesia
Scores feared dead as ferry sinks in IndonesiaAFP - 51 minutes ago
Some recent maritime disasters off IndonesiaAP - 2 hours 4 minutes ago
Storm sinks Indonesian ferry, 250 feared deadAP - 2 hours 7 minutes ago
Some 20,000 Indonesian Muslims urge end to Israeli strikesAFP - Sunday, January 11
Related Articles: Asia Pacific
Dr Yaacob lauds S’pore Muslims’ rational response to Mideast conflictChannel NewsAsia - 44 minutes ago
Scores feared dead as ferry sinks in IndonesiaAFP - 51 minutes ago
MP hospitalised after man pours flammable liquid on him, sets him on fireChannel NewsAsia - 58 minutes ago
Thai by-elections test ex-PM's influenceAP - 1 hour 9 minutes ago
Singapore MP set on fire in attack by 70-yr-oldReuters - 1 hour 21 minutes ago
Related Full Coverage
Suharto
Former Indonesian president
All Full Coverage
Most Popular – Asia Pacific
Viewed
Britain's Prince Harry apologises for racist language
Israeli troops push deeper into Gaza's main city
Is Tintin gay? Cartoon birthday boy dogged by rumours
Citigroup: 2-billion-dollar exposure to LyondellBasell
Putin says Europe gas crisis "worsening"
View Complete List »
Search:
Home
Singapore
Asia Pacific
World
Business
Entertainment
Sports
Technology
Top Stories
Most Popular