JAKARTA: One person was killed, another went missing, and 49 others survived after a passenger ship sank in the waters off Indonesia's East Java province on Sunday (Dec 8), a top rescuer said.
The wooden ship, Kapal Layar Motor Fajar Lorena, went down at about 1.10pm Jakarta time in the waters of Situbondo regency after departing from a seaport in Sumenep regency. The ship was heading to a seaport in Situbondo regency. Both regencies are located in East Java province, according to Muhamad Hariyadi, head of the provincial search and rescue office.
