Ship sinks in central Indonesia, 15 dead, 19 missing
Jakarta, July 24 : A ship went down early Monday in the waters off Indonesia’s Southeast Sulawesi province, leaving 15 people dead and 19 others missing, an official said.The incident occurred at about 00:00 a.m. local time at the Mawasangka Gulf in Central Buton Regency, said Yusuf Latief, head of the national search and rescue office.He said that a total of 40 people were on board.The casualties were handed to the families after being identified, and the survivors are having medical treatments, according to him.(UNI)