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Wed, 10/01/2008 - 01:19
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BOAT CARRYING INDONESIAN WORKERS FROM MALAYSIA SINKS, 10 DEAD
Kuala Lumpur, Sept 30 (ANTARA) - A boat carrying some 150 Indonesian workers (TKIs) from Malaysia sank in Malaysian waters about three km from Port Klang on the western coast of the Malaysian peninsula at 7.30 am on Tuesday, causing the death of at least 10 of its passengers, police said.
Isa Munir, a maritime police chief, said an oil tanker and a tugboat which happened to pass the scene of the accident rescued a number of the people who had been on the boat.
The boat was carrying some 150 Indonesian workers who wanted to go to their hometowns in Sumatra to celebrate Idul Fitri, the post-fasting month festivity.
According to a Malaysian online media, an oil tanker named Awana Liverpool picked up 85 of the ill-fated boat's passengers and a tugboat 30 others.
The rescued victims were taken to Tengku Ampuan Rahimah hospital for immediate medical treatment, it said.
In the meantime, maritime police still continued to carry out search and rescue operations to locate other victims from the boat which was believed to have carries some 150 workers, exceeding its capacity of 70 passengers.
Meanwhile, Eka Suripto, a spokesperson for the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, said, the embassy had despatched police and a consul to the town nearest the scene of the accident to offer assistance to the victims at the hospital.
Isa Munir, a maritime police chief, said an oil tanker and a tugboat which happened to pass the scene of the accident rescued a number of the people who had been on the boat.
The boat was carrying some 150 Indonesian workers who wanted to go to their hometowns in Sumatra to celebrate Idul Fitri, the post-fasting month festivity.
According to a Malaysian online media, an oil tanker named Awana Liverpool picked up 85 of the ill-fated boat's passengers and a tugboat 30 others.
The rescued victims were taken to Tengku Ampuan Rahimah hospital for immediate medical treatment, it said.
In the meantime, maritime police still continued to carry out search and rescue operations to locate other victims from the boat which was believed to have carries some 150 workers, exceeding its capacity of 70 passengers.
Meanwhile, Eka Suripto, a spokesperson for the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, said, the embassy had despatched police and a consul to the town nearest the scene of the accident to offer assistance to the victims at the hospital.
