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A collision between a cargo ship and a fishing boat left 17 people missing off Indonesia's main island of Java, officials said Sunday.
The fishing boat with 32 aboard capsised after hitting the Indonesian bulk carrier MV Habco Pioneer late Saturday off Indramayu district, said the head of the Search and Rescue Agency, Deden Ridwansyah.
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17 missing after Indonesia fishing boat, bulk carrier collide
Ships sail in the Java Sea in this Jan 7, 2015 file photo. (Photo: Antonio Turretto Ramos/US Navy/AFP)
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JAKARTA: Divers were scouring the waters of the Java Sea on Sunday (Apr 4) for 17 fishermen reported missing after their boat capsized following a crash involving a bulk carrier, a spokesman for Indonesia s search and rescue agency said.
Fifteen crew members of the fishing boat, the Barokah Jaya, were evacuated after Saturday s crash, but five divers are searching for the remaining 17, Yusuf Latif, the spokesman of the agency, Basarnas, said in a statement.