Eleven fishermen have gone missing as high tidal waves hit waters off Cilacap in Central Java.
Their boat had been found upside down off the coast of Pangandaran in West Java, some 50 km from Cilacap, the National Search and Rescue Agency’s (Basarnas) coordinator in Cilacap, Mulwahyono, said on Thursday.
“Pangandaran fishermen reported on the capsized boat on Wednesday afternoon; we then approached the location,” he said, adding that the missing fishermen were Bayu, Danang, Teguh, Fresmo, Aris, Arisman, Agus, Eko, Kunto, Latip and Karjo. They had set sail from Cilacap at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
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Waves of 4 to 6 meters hit Cilacap waters over the last two days. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in Cilacap said the high tidal waves were the effect of Typhoon Nida in the Philippines and high pressure in Australia.
“We have issued an early warning on the high waves that hit western waters of Central Java and Yogyakarta and extended the period of validity several times,” said Teguh Wardoyo of the BMKG.
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