Jakarta, May 30 (BNA) Local fishermen rescued 10 other survivors today, Monday, from an Indonesian boat that sank three days ago, leaving 11 people missing, an official said.
Junaidi, head of the regional search and rescue agency, said the captain and other crew of the cargo ship, which was carrying 42 people, were among those rescued on Monday.
The KM Ladang Pertiwi 02 sank in bad weather in the Makassar Strait on Friday afternoon. On Thursday, she left Makassar for Kalmas island in South Sulawesi province. The cause of the drowning is still under investigation AP.
The ship was initially described as a passenger ferry, but Junaidi later clarified that it was a cargo boat carrying construction materials. Thirty-six passengers requested to board the boat with his crew of six.
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