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Search Goes On For Sunken Patrol Boat

May 26 2010

Indonesia

The Indonesian navy continues to search for the wreck of a naval patrol boat that caught fire and sank near the Anambas Islands last week, reports Antara News, Indonesia's national news agency.

Divers and the corvette KRI Patimura are taking part in the search. The effort has been impeded by the depth of the water and strong undersea currents, said the head of the search team.

The patrol boat was carrying a contingent of family welfare women to the Anambas Islands for a...

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