Small ship with eight people onboard goes missing in Indonesia's Bengkulu


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JAKARTA: (Bernama-Xinhua) A small ship with eight people on board has been missing in the waters of Indonesia's western Bengkulu province, a search and rescue operation is underway, a top rescuer said on Monday (May 26), reported Xinhua.

The ship KM Althaf departed from a seaport in Bengkulu City, the capital of the province, on Saturday (May 24) at approximately 3pm Jakarta time. 

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