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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
1 Person Missing After Speedboat Carrying 18, Including 3 Children, Capsizes: Reports
A boat carrying 18 passengers capsized in Indonesia at 11:0 0 a.m. local time on Monday, July 14, according to reports 17 people have reportedly been rescued following the incident Authorities are continuing to search for the final passenger, per local media outlet Jakarta GlobeSeveral people have been rescued and one person remains missing after a speedboat capsized in Indonesia, according to reports. At around 11:00 a.m. local time on Monday, July 14, a boat carrying 18 passengers sank after being hit by high waves due to severe weather in the Sipora Strait, off the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra, ABC News and Indonesian outlet Jakarta Globe reported. The passengers included 10 local government officials, two crew members, three children and four relatives, according to reports. The speedboat had departed the town of Sikakap and was heading to the town of Tuapejat, per ABC News. Seventeeen people have been rescued as of Tuesday, July 15, according to Jakarta Globe. The survivors were found in stable conditions 'across three locations' in Mappinang, Guluguluk, and Bulau villages of Indonesia, the outlet reported. 'We have located 17 survivors, and we have received encouraging information that the remaining person may have also survived,' Mentawai Search and Rescue Office chief Rudi told Jakarta Globe. According to the outlet, the team is working to verify reports that the missing passenger has been found stranded in a local village. The passenger was identified as Guntur, an employee of the Mentawai public works department, per Jakarta Globe. It was initially reported that at least 10 people were missing after the boat capsized on Monday. Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency (SAR) was notified of the incident six hours later at 5:40 p.m. local time and took 90 minutes to reach the area, per Jakarta Globe. Eight people were reported to have been rescued on Monday, per The Independent. They were found after they swam ashore with life vests to Sikakap Village, Jakarta Globe reported, citing SAR officials. "Some of the victims were seen floating on the surface, but the team couldn't reach them in time, and they eventually disappeared from sight,' Dhio Ulwi Winanda, head of operations at SAR, told the outlet. The survivors were reportedly evacuated in a KN SAR Ramawijaya vessel to the Indonesian town of Tuapeijat, where they received medical checks and identification. 'We will continue the search until we find the last victim,' Winanda told Jakarta Globe. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. PEOPLE has contacted Indonesia's National Disaster Management Authority and SAR for comment. Read the original article on People
RNZ News
4 days ago
- RNZ News
Indonesia rescues 11 who swam for hours to survive boat capsize
Boats and ferries are a regular mode of transport in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands. Photo: SONNY TUMBELAKA Indonesian rescuers have found alive 11 people missing at sea, after they survived a boat capsize in bad weather by swimming for at least six hours to the nearest island. Two boats and dozens of rescuers hunted for those missing, after the boat with 18 aboard overturned off the Mentawai Islands in the province of West Sumatra at about 11am Monday local time. "It was raining hard when the incident happened," island official Rinto Wardana told Reuters. "Some of the passengers managed to swim and reach the nearest island." Seven were rescued earlier, Wardana added. Ten of those on board were local government officials on a business trip to the town of Tuapejat, the boat's destination when it left Sikakap, another small town in the Mentawai Islands. . The Mentawai Islands consist of four main islands and many smaller ones. Boats and ferries are a regular mode of transport in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, where accidents are caused by bad weather and lax safety standards that often allow vessels to be overloaded. When a ferry sank this month near the tourist resort island of Bali with 65 aboard, 30 passengers survived, while 18 died and 17 went missing.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Rescuers search for 11 missing after speedboat capsized in western Indonesia
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers were searching for 11 people, including three children, still missing Tuesday after a speedboat capsized during a storm the previous day off Indonesia's Mentawai Islands. Seven people, including the two crew members, were rescued and were in stable condition after drifting in the choppy waters for hours, said Lahmudin, who heads the local Disaster Management Agency. The boat capsized in the Sipora Strait after leaving Sikakap, a town in the Mentawai Islands district in West Sumatra province, at midday, said Lahmudin, who like many Indonesians uses a single name. It was bound for the neighboring town of Tuapejat, a trip of less than two hours. The boat was carrying 16 passengers, mostly local administration officials, and two crew members. The 11 people missing included three children and a local parliamentarian. 'Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident, but survivors said the boat was hit by high waves in a sudden storm,' Lahmudin said. A rescue ship and an inflatable boat were searched for survivors with assistance from fishermen and people onshore, said Rudi, the local search and rescue agency chief who also goes by a single name. Videos released by the National Search and Rescue Agency showed the search taking place overnight on rough seas as rain fell. Indonesia is an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands where ferries are a common method of travel. Accidents occur regularly, with weak safety enforcement often blamed. A ferry sank near Indonesia's resort island of Bali early this month, leaving at least 18 death and 17 missing after a two-week search operation that involving more than 1,000 rescuers, three navy ships, 15 boats, a helicopter and divers officially closed Monday.
Arab News
5 days ago
- Arab News
Indonesia rescues 11 who swam for hours to survive boat capsize
JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers found alive on Tuesday 11 people missing at sea who had survived a boat capsize in bad weather by swimming for at least six hours to the nearest island, officials said. Two boats and dozens of rescuers hunted for those missing after the boat with 18 aboard overturned off the Mentawai Islands in the province of West Sumatra at about 11 a.m. on Monday, regional officials said. 'It was raining hard when the incident happened,' island official Rinto Wardana said. 'Some of the passengers managed to swim and reach the nearest island.' Seven had been rescued earlier, Wardana added. Ten of those on board were local government officials on a business trip to the town of Tuapejat, the boat's destination when it left Sikakap, another small town in the Mentawai Islands. The Mentawai Islands consist of four main islands and many smaller ones. Boats and ferries are a regular mode of transport in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, where accidents are caused by bad weather and lax safety standards that often allow vessels to be overloaded. When a ferry sank this month near the tourist resort island of Bali with 65 aboard, 30 passengers survived, while 18 died and 17 went missing.
The Independent
5 days ago
- Climate
- The Independent
Ten missing as boat capsizes off Indonesia's Mentawai islands
Rescuers are racing against time to find the 10 people who went missing after a boat capsized off Indonesia 's Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra province. Eight others were rescued after the boat sank due to bad weather on Monday around 11am local time, Indonesia's national search and rescue agency said. The boat had departed Sikakap, a small town in the Mentawai Islands, and was heading to another small town, Tuapejat. At least 10 government officials were among the 18 people on board the boat, according to reports. 'The boat carried 18 people; eight of them managed to swim ashore with life vests and reached Sikakap Village,' Dhio, an official from the Search and Rescue Agency, told Jakarta Globe. Authorities deployed two boats and dozens of rescuers on Tuesday to find the missing people. The Indonesian authorities were reportedly informed of the accident around 5.40pm local time on Monday, about six hours after the boat sank. Officials from the Mentawai search and rescue agency said the focus was on combing the area around the estimated accident site to find the victims. "Some of the victims were seen floating on the surface, but the team couldn't reach them in time, and they eventually disappeared from sight,' said Mr Dhio, who goes by just his first name as is common with Indonesians. 'We can't disclose the identities of the missing passengers now out of respect for their families' privacy," the official told the newspaper. Boats and ferries are a regular mode of transport in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, and accidents are relatively common due to bad weather as well as lax safety standards that often allow vessels to be overloaded. A ferry sank earlier this month near the island of Bali. Of the 65 people on board, 18 died, 30 survived and 17 remain missing. A national-level search, which lasted for around two weeks and involved around 500 people, including rescuers, police, and military personnel, was officially called off on Monday. A provincial-level team will continue to search for the missing people for the next seven days, an official told Reuters. In March, an Australian woman was killed following a boat accident in the rough waters of Bali. In 2018, more than 150 people were killed after a ferry sank in one of the world's deepest lakes on the island of Sumatra.
