Two bodies found in search for capsized ship carrying Indonesians - others including Chinese and Filipinos still missing


JAKARTA, May 20 (Jakarta Post/ANN): The Foreign Ministry has announced that two bodies had been found during a search for the crew of a capsized fishing ship that carried 17 Indonesian, 17 Chinese and five Philippine nationals, saying the remains had yet to be identified.

Meanwhile, with hopes that some of the crew members are still alive, the Chinese ambassador to Australia made calls to the authorities in Canberra to intensify the search operation.

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