Two missing at sea

Two missing at sea

TERNATE, Maluku: A passenger and a crew member of KM Putra
Indah IV vessel which capsized in northern Maluku waters last
week were still not accounted for by yesterday.

The ship capsized after crashing with the passenger liner
KM Ciremai belonging to the state-owned shipping firm PT Pelni on
Friday.

Head of the Ternate port administration, M.S. Karie, said
Ciremai crew members managed to pick up 61 people immediately
after the crash.

Rescue workers later found six bodies, all women, when they
towed the wreckage of Putra Indah IV to the shore of Moti island.

The two still not accounted for are the ship's cook Suharto
Umar, and a passenger by the name of Farah Robo.

The search and rescue team of the port administration is still
on the lookout for the missing two, Karie said. (emb)