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Home›Green Marine›Ship carrying more than 70 people sinks off Indonesia’s Sumatra Island
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June 21, 2006 · about 20 years ago

Ship carrying more than 70 people sinks off Indonesia’s Sumatra Island

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – A ship carrying more than 70 passengers and crew sunk off Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Thursday amid bad weather, a naval spokesman said. The accident occurred around 64 kilometres off the port of Sibolga on western Sumatra, Lt. Col.

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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – A ship carrying more than 70 passengers and crew sunk off Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Thursday amid bad weather, a naval spokesman said. The accident occurred around 64 kilometres off the port of Sibolga on western Sumatra, Lt. Col.

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