Indonesia speed boat capsizes, killing at least 10

Record ID: 904078

  • Title: Indonesia speed boat capsizes, killing at least 10
  • Date: 25th July 2017
  • Summary: TARAKAN, NORTH KALIMANTAN (JULY 25, 2017) (REUTERS) PEOPLE AND BOATS SURROUNDING CAPSIZED BOAT PEOPLE TRYING TO TURN CAPSIZED BOAT SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) TEAM APPROACHING SAR TEAM AND BOATS SURROUNDING CAPSIZED BOAT BOATS SURROUNDING CAPSIZED BOAT VICTIM CARRIED BY CIVILIANS AMBULANCES IN PORT CARDBOARD BOX BELONGING TO VICTIMS SUITCASES BELONGING TO VICTIMS BOAT CAPSIZE VICTIM YUNI AND FELLOW VICTIM IN HOSPITAL BEDS (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) CAPSIZED BOAT VICTIM YUNI SAYING: "At around 300-400 m. (after we set sail) the boat started turning, and we usually lean over a little bit when we turn but at that time the curve was quite extreme and suddenly everything leaned to the left and the boat capsized, trapping us inside." TARAKAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES OFFICIALS WRITING ON BOARD OFFICIALS WORKING TARAKAN OFFICIALS AND POLICE IN FRONT OF MORGUE
  • Embargoed: 8th August 2017 10:04
  • Keywords: Indonesia boat capsize Kalimantan
  • Location: NORTH KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA
  • City: NORTH KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Sea Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016R7T35X
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A speed boat capsized off Indonesia's Borneo island on Tuesday (July 25), killing at least 10 people with several others believed missing, police and rescue officials said.
    Indonesia's search and rescue agency said in a statement that 40 people were estimated to have been on board at the time of the accident off North Kalimantan province.
    There have been several accidents in the waterways between Indonesia and Malaysia. In November, more than half of the 101 passengers aboard a boat died after it hit a reef and sank off the Indonesian island of Batam, south of Singapore.
    Four months earlier, a boat sank while en-route to Batam. Malaysian authorities recovered eight bodies and rescued 34 people.
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