Jakarta, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian search and rescue personnel confirmed on the 28th that a ferry capsized accident in the waters near Indonesia's South Sulawesi province a few days ago, leaving 25 people missing.
Wahid, an official of the South Sulawesi Search and Rescue Bureau, said in a telephone interview with a Xinhua News Agency reporter on the 28th that the accident occurred at around 13:00 local time on the 26th. Tin capsized en route to Ponca Jene and Archipelago County, throwing everyone on board overboard.Passing ships successfully rescued 17 people, and the remaining 25 were missing.
Wahid said that the South Sulawesi Provincial Search and Rescue Bureau received a report on the ferry crash on the morning of the 28th, and immediately sent 3 search and rescue boats and 45 search and rescue personnel to the area where the incident occurred. , and hope that passing ships will participate in the rescue.
Wahid said preliminary investigations showed that the accident may have been caused by bad weather in the area where the incident occurred and the ferry running out of fuel.
Indonesia is an archipelago country, and boats are an important means of transportation for people to travel.Due to the lack of safety regulations, boats capsize and sink from time to time.
