Sailor killed by colleague

Sailor killed by colleague

JAKARTA (JP): A 50-year-old sailor was stabbed to death during
a fight with another crew member on board the Contesa 04 fishing
boat Thursday while sailing across the Karimata strait, off
Karimata island, West Kalimantan.

The body of Hasyim was transported back to the boat's home
base in Sunda Kelapa Port, North Jakarta, Saturday by another
boat after being kept for three days in the Contesa's
refrigerator, which is normally used to freeze fish, said
Samsuri, a close friend of his.

Sunda Kelapa Police are investigating the incident. The main
suspect, whose identity remains unknown, was said to have escaped
by jumping into the sea after stabbing Hasyim in the head, chest
and stomach.

According to Samsuri, who sailed with Hasyim, there was at
least eight crew members on board the fishing boat at the time.

Samsuri said the suspect went berserk on Thursday, leaving two
other crew members badly injured.

Hasyim's body was taken out of the boat's refrigerator and
transferred to the Sumber Jaya shortly after it rendezvoused
with the Contesa to collect its catch.

"For as long as I've know him, Hasyim had no rivals," he said.

Hasyim, who lived in Cilincing subdistrict in North Jakarta,
was married and had one daughter. (ivy)