Fishing boat with 13 on board capsizes in Balikpapan

SAMARINDA (Antara) : A fishing boat with 13 fishermen on board capsized in high seas in Tanjung Aru waters in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan on Monday, Samarinda port security police spokesman Inspector Rahardjo Siswanto said on Wednesday.

He said 12 fishermen of the ill-fated boat remained missing while one of them, identified as Amiruddin, was rescued by MV Noni on Tuesday afternoon after being tossed about at sea for two days.

According to Rahardjo, Amiruddin, the survivor, arrived at Samarinda port early Wednesday morning after being evacuated to Muara Jawa in Kutai Kartanegara.

Amiruddin is now under medical treatment at Dirgahayu hospital here.

"Amiruddin was found alive by MV Noni in Manggar waters in Balikpapan at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday," Rahardjo Siswanto said, adding that a team of rescue workers from Balikpapan had been sent to search for the missing fishermen.