Two missing in boat accident

Wed, 07 Sep 1994, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JEPARA, Central Java: Two people are missing since a motorboat
with 16 passengers capsized during a storm in Karimunjawa waters.

Fishermen rescued 14 passengers and sent them to the
Karimunjawa health center. The two others are feared dead.

One of the survivors said the boat was spun about and flipped
over during a violent storm. The upper portion of the boat was
smashed into pieces. Those who could swim managed to grab the
fragments and survive.

The chief of the Karimunjawa health center said the survivors
were suffering from shock and various injuries.(har/sim)

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