JAKARTA, Mar 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – An Indonesian fisherman was found dead yesterday, and eight others went missing, after a wooden fishing boat carrying 12 people, capsized Sunday evening, in the country’s waters near Pulau Pasir, in the province of East Nusa Tenggara.
As reported by the press, the Indonesian Navy’s Kupang Main Naval Base commander, Heribertus Yudho Warsono, said yesterday that, rescuers had found a man’s body, believed to be one of the nine fishermen who went missing, after the boat accident.
Three fishermen were earlier rescued alive by a Singapore-flagged bulk carrier, which was diverted by the Australian authorities.
Rescuers continued and expanded their search for the eight missing people.
Boat accidents are common in Indonesia, a country consisting of about 17,000 islands, due to lax safety standards.– NNN-ANTARA
