Sailing Motorship Sinks Off Jepara Five People On Board Saved

JEPARA, C Java, Jan 6 (Antara) - Sailing motorship (KLM) Aprilia Jaya has sunk in the Java sea off Jepara, Central Java, with five people on board saved by a fisherman. The 41 gross ton vessel carrying building materials, salt, furniture and other household goods sank at 08.30 local time on Thursday believed on being overloaded, police said. Four crewmen and a woman passenger were saved by passing fishing vessel. Witnesses said the KLM Aprilia Jaya with skipper M. Fahrul Huda was on its way from Pantai Kartini to Bangka Belitung.