Ship sinks in Malacca strait, 11 crew members missing


JAKARTA: A ship with 11 crew members was reported to have sunk after experiencing a leakage due to huge waves in the waters of the Malacca Strait on Monday (July 31).

Budi Cahyadi, the head of the Pekanbaru rescue agency, said that the ship, named KM Lintang Timur Samudera, was on a voyage from Tanjung Balai Asahan to Malaysia.

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