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Mon, 08/04/2008 - 09:33
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SHIP COLLISION, TWO KILLED, ONE MISSING
Pekanbaru, Riau, Aug 4 (ANTARA) - Two passengers were killed and another one still missing after a collision between a passenger ship and freighter in the Malaka waters, in Riau and Riau islands border region on Sunday.
Head of a navy post in Rokan Hilir, First Lieutanant Al Mufit, told ANTARA in Pekanbaru that the accident took place 20 miles from Bagan Siapi-api, Rokan Hilir regencies on Sunday afternoon.
The passenger ship, Damai Lestari with 22 people on board was sailing from Belawan to Karimun while the freighter is called MT Tancoral. The two dead people and the missing one were passengers of Damai Lestari.
"19 Passengers were save and the victims were evacuated to the Tanjung Balai Karimun naval base," he said.
"MT Tancoral may have escaped to the direction of Belawan," he said, adding the identity of the victims were still unkown.
Head of a navy post in Rokan Hilir, First Lieutanant Al Mufit, told ANTARA in Pekanbaru that the accident took place 20 miles from Bagan Siapi-api, Rokan Hilir regencies on Sunday afternoon.
The passenger ship, Damai Lestari with 22 people on board was sailing from Belawan to Karimun while the freighter is called MT Tancoral. The two dead people and the missing one were passengers of Damai Lestari.
"19 Passengers were save and the victims were evacuated to the Tanjung Balai Karimun naval base," he said.
"MT Tancoral may have escaped to the direction of Belawan," he said, adding the identity of the victims were still unkown.
