MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AP) – Rescuers in Indonesia were searching for 25 people who were missing after a cargo boat sank in the Makassar Strait in South Sulawesi province, officials said yesterday.
A total of 42 people were on the boat when it sank in bad weather on Thursday morning while travelling from a seaport in Makassar to Kalmas Island in Pangkep Regency, said Head of the provincial search and rescue agency Djunaidi. Like many Indonesians, Djunaidi goes by only one name.
More details on Monday’s Borneo Bulletin
