City of Nusa Lembongan, Indonesia. File photoBANGKOK, May 28 An Indonesian ship sank off the coast of South Sulawesi province, 17 people were rescued, up to 43 people could be missing, Indonesian news agency ANTARA reported on Saturday. According to the agency, the ship KM Ladang Pratiwi, believed to have 60 passengers and cargo on board, embarked on a 20-hour local shipping voyage from the port of Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi, to a nearby island on May 25. The ship's distress signal was received on May 26, but the rescuers sent by the authorities to the crash area reached it only in the early morning of May 27. Rescuers and civilian ships that arrived at the distress signal managed to find and save 17 people, the agency said. The search and rescue operation, interrupted for several hours at night from Friday to Saturday, continues on Saturday all day, the message says.
A cruise ship that sank in April was raised to the surface in JapanAccording to a representative of the provincial administration, the exact number of passengers and crew members who were on the wreck at the time of its sinking is unknown, however, according to according to port officials, there could be up to 60 people on the ship, 43 of whom are not yet known, the agency reports. According to other publications, including Kompas and Tempo, there may have been less than 50 people on the ship, and 26 people are currently considered missing,
