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Home›Green Marine›73 rescued, 43 missing, after ship sinks off Sumatra
Green Marine

June 22, 2006 · about 20 years ago

73 rescued, 43 missing, after ship sinks off Sumatra

Rescue vessels picked up 73 people from a ship that sank off Sumatra Island today, but were still searching for at least 43 people still missing. The accident occurred around 40 miles off the port of Sibolga on western Sumatra, said navy spokesman Lt. Col. Jaka Sentosa.

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Rescue vessels picked up 73 people from a ship that sank off Sumatra Island today, but were still searching for at least 43 people still missing. The accident occurred around 40 miles off the port of Sibolga on western Sumatra, said navy spokesman Lt. Col. Jaka Sentosa.

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