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Islands in focus: Cowherd missing, 72 cows killed in ship fire

A search and rescue (SAR) team has not yet been able to find kleder (cowherd) Yoseph Haki, 42, who jumped into the sea when motorized ship the KM Asia Raya caught fire in Hansisi waters, Semau Island, Kupang regency, East Nusa Tenggara province (NTT), on Friday

The Jakarta Post
Kupang
Mon, May 18, 2015

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search and rescue (SAR) team has not yet been able to find kleder (cowherd) Yoseph Haki, 42, who jumped into the sea when motorized ship the KM Asia Raya caught fire in Hansisi waters, Semau Island, Kupang regency, East Nusa Tenggara province (NTT), on Friday.

Kupang SAR Agency head Ketut Gede Ardana said on Sunday that a two-day search had yielded no results. '€œWe will continue the search for the next seven days,'€ Ardana said.

Ardana said the remains of the KM Asia Raya had been towed to Tenau Seaport, Kupang.

He added that 552 cows had been saved, while 72 others died in the fire.

NTT Police spokesperson Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Santosa said that according to the ship'€™s manifest, the vessel captained by Naje Bunain, 36, was transporting 624 cows, 24 kleder and 14 crew.

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