Indonesian rescuers are searching for missing people from the Marina Baru boat offshore (Source: AFP/VNA)
Jakarta (VNA) – The navy of Indonesia plans to send warships to join the search for 54 people still missing from the recent boat accident on December 19, said the Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency chief Henry Bambang Soelistyo on December 23.
24 ships and fishing boats are searching for the victims in the Gulf of Bone where the Marina Baru, carrying 118 passengers and crewmen, sank on its way from Kolaka in Southeast Sulawesi province to Siwa town in South Sulawesi province, he said.
A helicopter and a CN-235 aircraft are searching from the air while soldiers and police are combing the coastline, according to Soelistyo.
Indonesian rescuers recovered 16 more bodies on December 23, bringing the death toll in the incident to 23.
The fiberglass ferry was reportedly overwhelmed by waves more than 3 meters high during stormy weather.-VNA
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Security agencies in provinces and cities in Indonesia have coordinated with the army to implement measures to ensure security for the local election, especially in the context of security threats.
A passenger boat named Marina Baru carrying 108 people, including 19 children and 10 crew members, capsized off Sulawesi Island in central Indonesia on December 19 after being hit by a storm.
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Indonesian rescuers are searching for missing people from the Marina Baru boat offshore (Source: AFP/VNA)
