JAKARTA, Jul 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – A ship went down early today, in the waters off Indonesia’s South-east Sulawesi province, leaving 15 people dead and 19 others missing, an official said.
The incident occurred at about 00:00 a.m. local time, at the Mawasangka Gulf in Central Buton Regency, said Yusuf Latief, head of the national search and rescue office.
He said that, a total of 40 people were on board.
The casualties were handed to the families after being identified, and the survivors are having medical treatments, according to him.– NNN-ANTARA
