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Ship carrying 850 sinks off Central Java
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_ship_sinks ^
| 19 minutes ago
Posted on 12/29/2006 9:33:57 PM PST by BenLurkin
JAKARTA, Indonesia - An ship carrying around 850 passengers sank in a storm off Central Java, an Indonesian commander said Saturday, adding that he feared many people had died.
Navy Commander Col. Yan Simamora said the "Senopati" went down at around midnight Friday while en route from Sumarang on Central Java to the port of Kumai on Central Kalimantan province.
Rescue workers had found only nine survivors.
"So far, the rescue team, using helicopters and ships has been searching for other passengers, but limited visability and bad weather is hampering the rescue," he told El-shinta radio. "Because of the high waves and wind, I'm afraid many have died."
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: java; ship; shipsinks
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posted on
12/29/2006 9:33:59 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
I just wouldn't take a ship or train in that part of the world!
2
posted on
12/29/2006 9:35:28 PM PST
by
true_blue_texican
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: BenLurkin
I guess that I should add that I hope there are many survivors.
3
posted on
12/29/2006 9:36:33 PM PST
by
true_blue_texican
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: BenLurkin
Without reading the article, I'm guessing the ship was built to carry 50 people.
4
posted on
12/29/2006 9:36:45 PM PST
by
fat city
(What part of cognitive dissonance don't you understand?)
To: true_blue_texican
5
posted on
12/29/2006 9:37:40 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: BenLurkin
Rescue workers had found only nine survivors.
Hopefully they'll find more.
6
posted on
12/29/2006 9:38:41 PM PST
by
kinoxi
To: fat city
To: happinesswithoutpeace
Yep, I was right- 50 passengers.
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posted on
12/29/2006 10:00:39 PM PST
by
fat city
(What part of cognitive dissonance don't you understand?)
To: fat city
I am searching through some older articles...
It looks like they jammed that thing with 1300+ people a few years back.
What a nightmare.
To: happinesswithoutpeace
Don't they just repeat this same story every year? Only usually it's a ferry carrying 1500 designed to carry 300, etc....
What's with the water transportation problems over there?
10
posted on
12/29/2006 10:16:34 PM PST
by
fat city
(What part of cognitive dissonance don't you understand?)
To: fat city
All too common.
This one looks different though.
Translated from an article from earlier this year.
"KM Senopati had the capacity 1250 passengers who were divided into the VIP class and economy, facilities, entertainment, the restaurant, as well as the complete clinic with a doctor"
To: happinesswithoutpeace
My guess is they overbooked the "economy" class.
12
posted on
12/29/2006 10:29:16 PM PST
by
fat city
(What part of cognitive dissonance don't you understand?)
To: happinesswithoutpeace
13
posted on
12/29/2006 10:43:44 PM PST
by
ARE SOLE
(I thought the Party was supposed to court the voters and not the other way around?)
Hopefully they can rescue more than nine people.
14
posted on
12/29/2006 11:27:49 PM PST
by
kinoxi
To: kinoxi
To: happinesswithoutpeace
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posted on
12/30/2006 2:31:59 AM PST
by
kinoxi
To: BenLurkin
An ship
"AN" ship . . !!??? AN ship!!!????
Where did these yo-yos go to journalism school?? I couldn't get past that part. Before I subject myself to a badly written article, I need a lot of alcohol . . . . . . and I save THOSE occasions for New Year's and (what will now become) the annual celebration of Saddam's Swinging Holidays!!!
17
posted on
12/30/2006 3:58:09 AM PST
by
DustyMoment
(FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
To: BenLurkin
"eleven hundred men went into the water. Three hundred and sixteen men come out, the sharks took the rest.""
To: happinesswithoutpeace
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posted on
12/30/2006 7:16:40 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: happinesswithoutpeace
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