Ship hit by storm, 15 missing<\/p>\n
Muhammad Azis Tunny
\nThe Jakarta Post
\nAmbon, Maluku<\/p>\n
Rescuers were on Friday attempting to find 15 people, missing and
\npossibly trapped under a ship that rolled late on Tuesday night
\nin waters off Taliabu island in North Maluku province.<\/p>\n
The missing included three crew members and 10 passengers
\nafter the ill-fated LCT Cantika rolled over in high winds on
\nTuesday night. Nine other crew members and 10 passengers were
\nrescued.<\/p>\n
The accident took place at 11 p.m. local time when the ship
\nwas sailing from Jorjoja on Taliabu island to Toli-Toli in the
\nCentral Sulawesi province.<\/p>\n
Ambon port administrator Capt. Sutedjo told The Jakarta Post
\non Friday that bad weather was believed to have caused the
\naccident.<\/p>\n
The LCT Cantika was equipped with buoyancy equipment, he said.
\nIt had been found floating upside down in waters off Taliabu, he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Sutedjo said the 15 missing people could be trapped inside the
\nship.<\/p>\n
To search for the missing victims, the ship owner was
\nattempting to bring the upturned boat to its upright position, he
\nadded.<\/p>\n
The rescue efforts also involved a search and rescue team from
\nBitung town and divers from Ambon.<\/p>\n
All the known survivors had been evacuated aboard the KM
\nSantosa and LCT Cantika Permai, which came to the aid of the
\ndistressed ship.<\/p>\n
\"Both ships had been radioed by the Ambon port authority. They
\ntried to assist the victims,\" Sutedjo said.<\/p>\n
Also on board the ship were six tractors, heavy machinery and
\n100 tons of diesel fuel, all belonging to a Taliabu logging
\ncompany.<\/p>",
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