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Indonesia boat collision kills 2 fishermen, 15 missing
April 4, 2021
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1of3Residents look on as members of National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) prepare for a search mission for the victims of a ship collision, at a port in Indramayu, West java, Indonesia, Sunday, April 4, 2021. The collision between a cargo ship and a fishing boat left a number of people missing off Indonesia s main island of Java, officials said Sunday.Panji Wisnu/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Rescuers assist one of the survivors of a ship collision, center, upon his arrival at a port in Indramayu, West java, Indonesia, Sunday, April 4, 2021. The collision between a cargo ship and a fishing boat left a number of people missing off Indonesia s main island of Java, officials said Sunday.Panji Wisnu/APShow MoreShow Less
wreckage. garbage. they are interested in that. they want to got to two sections and figure out if that is the plane. the key of course anderson not just finding more bodies. but understanding what happened that will be held inside the black boxes. yeah going to take time. thank you very much. we want to focus now on the danger searchers and divers have been facing. paula hancocks was on board the ship and now joins back on dry land. conditions have been rough. last couple of days. you and i talked about this last night. were they any better today? well anderson they were bet ear buffbet better above the water. but not below the waves. not conducive to divers. it was too muddy. we are hearing belter new this wednesday. local time. the search started an hour and a half ago. and the aerial watch. and there were 99 divers on 15 ships standing by. they will hopefully go into the water. we understand from search-and-rescue agency. once they get detailed
it. you know, for the families here this will then perhaps, you know give them an idea as i say, you know, some answers that is all they want. they want answers and they want the loved ones. the body of the loved ones returned on them so they can bury them. and anna the head of the national search and rescue agency who has been updating us all through the day seems confident that this is the sail teams confident in fact based on the information that we have got in to us that weather conditions may permit the divers to get back in the water and search more at this hour. but there s a very long way to go from here on out. we don t know the depth of tail this is monsoon season i mean what does happen from here? yeah look i mean they dispatched all assets in the region to this particular area vessels, helicopters and
passengers and crew. three bodies were found earlier today m confirmed debris from the airbus a-320 was found and recovered today as well about six miles or ten kilometers from the plane s last known location off the indonesian island of borneo. the head of the national search and rescue agency in indonesia says three bodies have been found and recovered, two women and one man. victims remains will be identified in hospitals in the city of surabaya, indonesia, where the flight bound for singapore originated early sunday. the uss sampson arrived today into the area. ships from other nations are also assisting nearby from australia and many other countries. earlier, cnn s paula hancocks went out on a boat near where the bodies were found to see the search efforts firsthand. reporter: it was a little