Jetskiers still missing

Jetskiers still missing

DENPASAR, Bali: No trace was found Wednesday of two Indonesian
jetskiers who disappeared during the five-day Bali International
Offshore 2002 Competition on Monday.

"We are trying very hard to find them. We have radioed all the
fishermen and ships in the vicinity about the incident. We are
also requesting assistance from a GSM provider, Pro-XL, since one
of the men sent a message through his cellular phone several
hours after he went missing," contest committee chairman Ichsan
said.

The two jetskiers, identified as Rosyid, 40, and Joko
Herlambang, 20, disappeared Monday when bad weather struck the
race area off Nusa Dua Beach.

"The visibility was decreasing drastically and the horizon
darkened immediately. We had no choice but to call off the race.
All the participants returned to checkpoint one at the beach but
there was no sign of Rosyid or Herlambang," Ichsan said.

He said the search and rescue team used two planes and two
helicopters to no avail.

About 10 countries were participating in the competition.--JP