Man dead, toddler missing as ship sinks<\/p>\n
Kasparman Piliang and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Padang\/Makassar<\/p>\n
A man died and a young child is missing after tidal waves sank a
\ncargo ship transporting them in waters near Pisang Island off the
\nWest Sumatra capital of Padang on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The accident took place at around 4:15 p.m. just 15 minutes
\nafter the KM Putri left Muaro port in Padang. The ship was
\ntransporting 480 sacks of cement, 20 drums of cooking oil and
\nsugar to Tua Pejat in the Mentawai islands regency. The
\ncommodities weighed 25 tons.<\/p>\n
Padang Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Ngadino said on Friday ship
\nowner Mawar, 35, was found dead near the shore of Pisang Island,
\nsome five nautical miles from Muaro port. Ngadino said the search
\nwas underway for a two-and-a-half-year-old boy Viski Minaldo.<\/p>\n
Four crew members and a passenger, Hilmawati, Viski's mother,
\nsurvived. They floated in the sea for a couple of hours before a
\ngroup of fishermen rescued them. Separately, fishermen also
\nrescued the ship's captain Armadoni, 30, and another crew member
\nMarcus, 18, who were swimming toward shore.<\/p>\n
News of the accident surfaced two hours after the vessel
\ncapsized, when the survivors reached the port.<\/p>\n
Armadoni said Hilmawati had asked him to take care of her boy
\nbefore she abandoned the sinking ship using a life buoy. But the
\ncaptain said he lost sight of the boy when he was struggling to
\nsurvive in the high waves.<\/p>\n
The accident came six hours after a fishing-turned-passenger
\nboat sunk in the Makassar Strait in South Sulawesi, killing six
\nof its passengers. As of Friday the rescue team had yet to find
\nSaleha, 17, the only passenger still missing,<\/p>\n
Armadoni had delayed the vessel's departure on Wednesday due
\nto rough seas. The day after they decided to embark on their trip
\ndespite heavy downpour.<\/p>\n
In Makassar, police questioned on Friday the owner of boat
\nSinar Jaya 03, Bara, and the operator of the boat, Rahim, as
\nwitnesses.<\/p>\n
Makassar Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Sambudi Gusdian said the
\ntwo Kodingareng Island residents denied allegations that the boat
\nwas overloaded as it usually carried up to 70 people. The boat
\nhad 30 people on board when it sank on Thursday morning.<\/p>",
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