Six missing fishermen found alive in West Java

Sukabumi, West Java (ANTARA News) - Six fishermen of Pelabuhanratu, Sukabumi District, West Java Province, who had been reportedly missing since December 1, were found alive in Pameungpeuk waters, Garut District, early Monday.

The six fishermen were respectively Bakri (the skipper), Agus, Andi, Anto, Edo and Suki. They were aboard MV Yakin Grup 07, a fishing boat, when they encountered with a machine trouble early this month.

The ill-fated Yakin Grup o7 was currently being pulled by MV Yakin Grup 01 on its way from Pameungpeuk to Pelabuhanratu and was expected to arrive on Tuesday (Dec. 25), Head of the Pelabuhanratu water police unit Rukiman, said.

MV Yakin Grup 07 was waters off Cidaun area, Cianjur District, when suddenly its machine broke down on December 5, 2007, and later the boat drifted away by sea currents to Pameungpeuk.