Wed, 16 Aug 1995

Bodies of crash victims recovered

SURABAYA: Search and rescue workers have recovered the bodies of all of the 11 people killed in a boat crash on Saturday at Tanjung Perak Port, Antara reported yesterday.

Spokesman for the port authority, Soemiyanto, said that the bodies were found near the pier of the state-own ship builder PT PAL.

"The last body was found on Monday. It was the body of Safe'i', aged 35 from Sidoarjo," Soemiyanto said.

He added that all of the bodies had been taken to the Dr. Soetomo Hospital in Surabaya for autopsies before being handed over to their respective families. (pan)