Sexagenarian killed in ferry collision

Sexagenarian killed in ferry collision

BATAM, Riau: An elderly woman was found dead after a boat she
was on was hit by a ferry off of Banten Island on Thursday
evening.

Deputy chief of the Tanjungpinang Police Precinct Sr. Comr.
Nasri said here on Friday that Siti Maryam, 60, was believed to
have fallen overboard and drowned.

"All 27 of the boat's passengers, including the old woman,
fell into the water, but most were able to swim back to
Tanjungpinang seaport," he said, while adding that the collision
took place a few hundred meters offshore.

Nasri alleged that the collision occurred when the ferry Wave
Master 7 on the Tanjungpinang-Singapore route, left port at high
speed and ignored a signal given by the other vessel as it was
coming into the port.

"We are waiting for the Wave Master's captain to show up for
questioning," he added. (--JP)