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Eighteen survivors rescued after Mentawai speedboat accident
The Mentawai Islands Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) confirmed that all 18 people aboard a speedboat that sank after being hit by high waves in the Sipora
18 survive speedboat capsizing in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands
Authorities in Indonesia say all 18 people on a capsized speedboat have been found alive and are in a good condition.
Ten missing as boat capsizes off Indonesia’s Mentawai islands
Rescuers are racing against time to find the 10 people who went missing after a boat capsized off Indonesia 's Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra province. Eight others were rescued after the boat sank due to bad weather on Monday around 11am local time, Indonesia's national search and rescue agency said.
Seven rescued, 11 missing after boat capsizes off Indonesia’s Mentawai
Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for 11 people who went missing after a boat capsized in bad weather off the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra province, according to a local search and rescue agency.
Rescuers search for 11 missing after speedboat capsized in western Indonesia
Indonesian rescuers are searching for 11 people, including three children, still missing after a speedboat capsized during a storm the previous day off Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands
11 missing after boat capsizes in western Indonesia
At least 11 people are missing after a boat capsized off Indonesia's western island of Sumatra, authorities confirmed on Tuesday.According to a statement issued by the local search and rescue agency,
Boat Capsizes in Mentawai Islands, 10 People Missing (Video)
On Monday, at around 11:00am local time, a boat traveling between islands in the famed Mentawais sank due to bad weather. According to initial reports, eight of the passengers have already been rescued;
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Boat capsizes off Sumatra; most passengers found
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All missing found after ferry sank in Indonesia
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Sumatra boat accident: 11 missing after vessel capsizes near Mentawai
Seven of the 18 people on board were rescued near the Mentawai islands.
The Manila Times on MSN23h
Most missing persons found after boat capsizes in Indonesia
Most of the 11 people reported missing after a boat capsized off Indonesia's western island of Sumatra were rescued Tuesday, ...
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How one family built a $20 billion empire by wiping out Sumatra's tiger habitats and they're still clashing over the hypocritical fortune
While a secretive Indonesian dynasty battles family betrayals over stolen assets, their $20 billion pulp empire carves up ...
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West Sumatra boat accident once again exposes Indonesia’s poor maritime safety record
Mentawai Islands Regent Rinto Wardana stated that the boat was operating over its maximum capacity when the accident occurred.
Forest and land fires scorch seven hectares across Sumatra over the weekend, says disaster agency
At least seven hectares of land were scorched by forest and land fires across Indonesia's Sumatra Island over the weekend, ...
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10 Missing After Boat Carrying Councilors, Government Employees Capsizes off West Sumatra
The SAR agency received a report about the incident at 5:40 p.m. on Monday, more than six hours after the boat overturned.