Man falls overboard in Kupang

Man falls overboard in Kupang

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: One man fell overboard from the KM
Dobonsolo on Wednesday, causing the luxury liner of state-owned
shipping company Pelni to arrive two hours behind schedule in the
Kupang port.

Antara quoted Mukni of the company as saying that the
unidentified man was still missing. "The ship returned and
circled the spot where the man fell for two hours, but failed to
find him," he said.

The ship was en route from Surabaya to Benoa in Bali, but
Mukni could not say the exact location of the accident, nor
whether there would be a further search-and-rescue effort.

Witnesses said that the man fell off the ship while attempting
to retrieve his fallen hat.

Meanwhile, a woman named Imaroh told Antara that her younger
brother, Muhammad Yasin, was supposed to have boarded Dobonsolo
but had not arrived. (swe)