12 Indonesian sailors missing after vessel sinks off Taiwan coast
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 12 Indonesian sailors have gone missing after a cargo vessel was caught in stormy winds and sank off Taiwan’s coast.
Search and rescue efforts are going on since the incident happened after tropical storm Nalgau hit the region.
Five sailors have been rescued while 12 remain missing.
The Panama-flagged vessel identified as Shin Shuen No.1 was caught in strong waves in the sea off the Port of Kaohsiung.
Three of the Indonesian crew members on board sustained injuries and were taken to a hospital by two Black Hawk helicopters, sent by the National Airborne Service Corps.
However, the vessel suffered a main engine failure leaving the rest of the 17 Indonesian crew stranded aboard.
They soon abandoned the ship that sank on Monday evening.
Known as Paeng in the Philippines, tropical storm Nalgau hit the region this weekend and left around 110 dead in the archipelago nation, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
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