Indonesian news sites report up to 122 people were on board
ship that left Kolaka in province of Southeast Sulawesi
Concerns have been raised over the safety of a ship carrying
more than 100 passengers off Indonesia
after local media reported it had sunk
near the island of Sulawesi.
One news site, Detik.com, said 108 people were on board the
ship, which left Kolaka in the Southeast Sulawesi province on Saturday. Another
site, Kompas.com, said 122 people were on board the ship.
It was bound for an unspecified destination in South
Sulawesi, which lies across the Gulf of Boni, when, according to local media,
it came into trouble and sunk.
A police spokesman said port authorities had lost contact
with the vessel after its engine broke down in stormy seas, but that it
appeared to be still afloat.
The reported sinking is the second maritime accident in
Indonesia this week. On Wednesday a cargo ship collided with a chemical tanker
and sank off western Indonesia.
Six Filipino crewmen remain missing and are feared dead
after the incident off Batam island, while six people were rescued.
The collision with the chemical tanker, Stolt Commitment,
ripped a large hole in the Danish cargo ship, Thorco Cloud, which caused it to
sink.
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