Boat capsizes, eight drown

Boat capsizes, eight drown

PEKALONGAN, Central Java: Eight crew members of the KM Alfadi
went missing when the motorboat capsized early Thursday in a
storm in the Karimunjawa waters, Jepara, Antara reported
yesterday.

"The boat was on the way home to Pekalongan port when it was
hit by the storm," according to Kaliri, one of the crewmen who
survived the accident.

Those who went missing are 37-year-old helmsman Saryan and his
crew: Kliwon, 31, Soleh, 27, Usin, 21, Dikin, 19, Tarsono, 17,
Yoklan, 30, and Warso, 17. All were residents of Padaharja
village, Kramat district, Tegal.

When asked by the news agency, Second Lt. Sugiono of the Tegal
police office said he had yet to receive reports about the
incident. (swe)