Passenger boat capsizes in Indonesia
A passenger boat capsized in waters off East Java province of western Indonesia on June 17, leaving at least two people dead and ten other missing.
The sunken boat (Photo: indonesiaexpat.biz)Hanoi (VNA)
- A passenger boat capsized in waters off East Java province of western
Indonesia on June 17, leaving at least two people dead and ten other missing.
According to local officials, the boat departed Raas Island of Raas sub-district and was heading to Kalianget.
Search and rescue force have saved 30 people.
The search and rescue work continues while the cause of the incident has yet been determined.-VNA
According to local officials, the boat departed Raas Island of Raas sub-district and was heading to Kalianget.
Search and rescue force have saved 30 people.
The search and rescue work continues while the cause of the incident has yet been determined.-VNA
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