Boat sinks in SE Sulawesi

Boat sinks in SE Sulawesi

UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi (JP): Forty six people were
feared drowned after a boat sunk near Lambasina island in
Southeast Sulawesi on Friday night.

The vessel, Rahmat Buhari, was on the way from Bone regency to
Kolaka regency with 122 passengers and a crew of 17 on board when
it sunk. Search and rescue teams saved 93 people, with the rest
unaccounted for.

The vessel was reportedly carrying nine trucks and six cars.
It was licensed to carry 300 people and 15 trucks.

An air police officer, Seram Umar Selam, told The Jakarta Post
that the vessel reported that it had run into trouble in stormy
seas at around 10:30 p.m. on Friday.

The boat was four-and-a-half-hours into a seven-hour journey
when it sank. (30)