Ship's crew survives ordeal

Ship's crew survives ordeal

SEMARANG: Six crew members of the Saubi Jaya Surabaya survived
for six days in the Java Sea after their ship sank. They said
they ate seaweed and munched on sandals.

The crew members were picked up from their lifeboat by a
passing ferry.

The captain of the ship, Komarudin, who was among the
survivors, told The Jakarta Post late Tuesday in Tanjung Emas
Port in Semarang that his ship departed for Sampit in Central
Kalimantan for Bangkalan Island in Madura. It was carrying
planks.

The accident occurred near Bawean Island when the engine broke
down, Komaruddin said. "Large waves continually hit us until the
ship sank," he said. The crew members, who are in their 20s, are
hospitalized.