2 Indonesian fishermen dead, 15 missing after collision
JAKARTA — Two fishermen have died and 15 were still missing on Sunday (April 4) after their boat capsized following a collision with a bulk carrier in the Java Sea, Indonesian authorities said.
A fisherman operates his boat at the mouth of the Citarum river north-west of Muara Gembong, West Java province, Indonesia on Feb 22, 2018.
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JAKARTA — Two fishermen have died and 15 were still missing on Sunday (April 4) after their boat capsized following a collision with a bulk carrier in the Java Sea, Indonesian authorities said.
Other members of the 32-person crew on the Barokah Jaya fishing boat were evacuated and taken to hospital after Saturday's crash with the Habco Pioneer bulk carrier.
Both vessels are Indonesian-flagged.
One of the victims' corpses was found stuck in a fishing net and the other in the vessel, 50m from the Habco Pioneer, Indonesia's search and rescue agency Basarnas said.
Hundreds of rescuers — including divers — were scouring the waters, said Mr Deden Ridwansah, head of Basarnas' local Bandung office, in a statement on the agency's Instagram.
There were no reports of casualties on the 30,000-tonne capacity Habco Pioneer, which is owned by tugboats and barges company PT Habco Primatama.
Authorities did not give a reason for the collision. REUTERS
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