JAKARTA: A ship went down early Monday in the waters off Indonesia’s Southeast Sulawesi province, leaving 15 people dead and 19 others missing, reported Xinhua, quoting an official.
The incident occurred at about 00:00 am local time at the Mawasangka Gulf in Central Buton Regency, said Yusuf Latief, head of the national search and rescue office.
He said that a total of 40 people were on board.
The casualties were handed to the families after being identified, and the survivors are having medical treatments, according to him. – BERNAMA-XINHUA
