Eighteen fishing boats capsized off the coast of Kalimantan Island, Indonesia, with 15 people confirmed dead and more than 40 missing, with rescue authorities continuing to search.
Eighteen fishing boats capsized off the west coast of Kalimantan Island before dawn on July 14, according to rescue authorities in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
A total of 138 people were on board the ship, 80 were rescued by the 18th, but 15 were confirmed dead.
It also means that 43 people are missing.
The sea area at the site was hit by heavy rain and strong winds from the 13th to the 14th, and the height of the waves was about 5 meters.
Rescue authorities have dispatched rescue boats, etc., assuming that the fishing boat was capsized by the high waves, and are searching with the Navy.
A series of ship accidents in Indonesia killed at least 10 people in June when a ferry carrying 57 people from eastern Java to Bali sank.