Seven crew members went missing after two cargo ships collided in Selayar Strait, South Sulawesi, on Wednesday afternoon. One of the ships sunk after the collision.
The Trisal motor ship was on its way from Makassar to Atpupu, carrying 1,000 tons of cement and 18 crew members, when it collided with Indimatam motor ship at 2:35 p.m. local time.
Eleven crew members of Trisal were rescued by crew members of Tilong Kabila ship, which was passing near the two ships.
Indimatam and its crew of 14 survived the collision and continued its journey from Serui, Papua, to Makassar transporting scrap metal.
Akhriadi, head of sea and beach security of the Makassar Port, told The Jakarta Post that the port authorities were cooperating with the local search and rescue agency and naval base authorities to look for the missing victim.
