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Article: FISHING BOAT SINKS IN TAMBELAN WATERS.
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- ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia)
- Article date:
- September 8, 2009
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Tanjungpinang, Riau, Sept 8 (ANTARA): A fishing boat of 30 Gross Tons (GT) which left Pontianak, West Kalimantan for Tambelan, Bintan district, Riau islands province, sank in Tambelan waters after being hit by big waves. The fishing boat, "Hasil Laut Jaya 3" sank in Tambelan waters around 02.00 am western Indonesian standard time (WIB) on Tuesday and was found about nine hours later. "The waves, estimated to reach at a height of five meters hit the wooden made fishing boat after it sailed about 40 miles from the Pontianak pier, causing the boat walls cracked and filled with water and caused the engine off," a witness who is also one of Tambelan youth leaders, Wan Sari ...