58 missing two days after Indonesian boat sinksJune 19, 2012 - 11:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Rescuers said 58 people were still missing two days after a wooden boat sank off eastern Indonesia - revising sharply upwards the number of people on board the vessel, AFP reports. "The latest update we have so far is that the boat was carrying 70 passengers when it sank. With 12 people rescued, we still have 58 missing," rescue official Rebekka Gultom said, adding that those numbers include crew members. Search and rescue officials said Sunday, June 17, that only 27 people were on board and that 12 had been rescued. "The manifest showed that it carried 27 people but it turned out that the boat carried more, 70 people. We got the figure after families of the missing people reported to us," Gultom said. She said that search and rescue team had not found any dead bodies. The boat, which was also carrying food and building materials, left Ambon city late Saturday in Maluku island. It was lashed by towering waves and strong winds two hours into its journey to Namrole town in Buru island. Indonesia's 240 million people are spread across more than 17,000 islands and are heavily dependent on a network of ships and boats, which have a poor safety record. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |