US EditionMaritime Search: 11 Missing as Boat Capsizes Off Indonesia
MENTAWAI ISLANDS, WEST SUMATRA, INDONESIA, JUL 14 – Seven survivors were rescued after a speedboat carrying 10 local government officials capsized in rough weather, with 11 people still missing, authorities reported.
- On July 14, 2025, a boat carrying 18 people capsized around 11 a.m. near the Mentawai Islands off western Sumatra, Indonesia.
- The boat left Sikakap heading to Tuapejat amid rough weather, but no cause for the capsizing was officially given.
- Rescuers deployed two boats and dozens of personnel on July 15 to search near the accident site, rescuing eight people so far.
- Rudi, the head of Mentawai search and rescue, stated that efforts are concentrated on thoroughly searching the vicinity of the suspected accident location to locate all missing individuals.
- At least 11 people remain missing after the capsizing, highlighting ongoing safety challenges in Indonesia's widespread archipelago.
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ledauphine.com
vosgesmatin.frSeventeen of the 18 people on board a ship that was shipwrecked Monday off Sumatra Island are safe and sound, but a passenger was still wanted on Tuesday, the local authorities announced.
The Manila Times
Macau BusinessMost missing persons found after boat capsizes in Indonesia
PADANG, Indonesia — Most of the 11 people reported missing after a boat capsized off Indonesia's western island of Sumatra were rescued Tuesday, local authorities said, with some surviving by clinging on to pieces of the boat.Authorities had reported earlier Tuesday that 11 people were still missing after a boat carrying 18 capsized a day before, but rescue officials said 10 more were found.The vessel reportedly capsized around 11 a.m. Monday as…
Indonesian rescue teams are searching for eleven people, including three children, after a boat accident near the Mentawai Islands.
Indonesian boat capsizes near Mentawai Islands
Indonesian rescuers found alive on Tuesday, 11 people missing at sea who had survived a boat capsize in bad weather by swimming for at least six hours to the nearest island, officials said. Two boats and dozens of rescuers hunted for those missing after the boat with 18 aboard overturned off the Mentawai Islands in the province of West Sumatra at about 11 a.m. on Monday, regional officials said. "It was raining hard when the incident happened," …
Observador
IOL PortugalThe ship will take place on the second day around 11 a.m. as the ship was located near the Isle of Mentawai. Seven passengers, of the 18 who were on board, were already found.
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