{"id":5931,"date":"2023-04-19T10:14:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T10:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5931"},"modified":"2025-10-18T12:07:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T11:07:44","slug":"8-indonesian-fishermen-dead-11-rescued-off-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/asia\/asia-pacific\/australian-news\/8-indonesian-fishermen-dead-11-rescued-off-australia\/2023\/04\/19\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Indonesian fishermen dead 11 rescued off Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA<\/span>\u00a0(AP)<\/span> –<\/span>\u00a0Eight<\/span> Indonesian<\/span> fishermen<\/span> have<\/span> drowned<\/span> and<\/span> 11<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> rescued<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> powerful<\/span> tropical<\/span> storm<\/span> hit<\/span> a<\/span> barren<\/span> island<\/span> off<\/span> the<\/span> northwest<\/span> coast<\/span> of<\/span> Australia.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Two<\/span> primitive<\/span> Indonesian<\/span> wooden<\/span> fishing<\/span> boats<\/span> stood<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> way<\/span> of<\/span> Cyclone<\/span> Her<\/span> Ilsa.<\/span> Cyclone<\/span> Ilsa<\/span> made<\/span> landfall<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> as<\/span> Australia’s<\/span> strongest<\/span> storm<\/span> in<\/span> eight<\/span> years,<\/span> gusting<\/span> winds<\/span> at<\/span> apparently<\/span> record<\/span> speeds<\/span> of<\/span> 175<\/span> miles<\/span> per<\/span> hour.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Australian<\/span> Maritime<\/span> Safety<\/span> Authority<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> Ilsa<\/span> sank<\/span> in<\/span> “extreme<\/span> weather<\/span> conditions”<\/span> on<\/span> 11<\/span> or<\/span> 12<\/span> April<\/span> while<\/span> gathering<\/span> strength<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Indian<\/span> Ocean<\/span> and<\/span> \u00a0route<\/span> to<\/span> shore.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Another<\/span> Express<\/span> 1<\/span> with<\/span> 10<\/span> crew<\/span> members<\/span> ran<\/span> aground<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> early<\/span> hours<\/span> of<\/span> April<\/span> 12<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> sandy<\/span> outcropping<\/span> of<\/span> Bedwell<\/span> Island,<\/span> about<\/span> 300<\/span> kilometers<\/span> (200<\/span> miles)<\/span> west<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Australian<\/span> tourist<\/span> town<\/span> of<\/span> Broome.<\/span> The<\/span> sole<\/span> survivor<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Putri<\/span> Jaya<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> that<\/span> she<\/span> spent<\/span> 30<\/span> hours<\/span> underwater<\/span> before<\/span> being<\/span> washed<\/span> up<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> island.<\/span> “They<\/span> all<\/span> went<\/span> without<\/span> food<\/span> or<\/span> water<\/span> for<\/span> six<\/span> days<\/span> before<\/span> being<\/span> rescued<\/span> Monday<\/span> night,”<\/span> the<\/span> agency<\/span> said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Putri<\/span> Jaya<\/span> survivors<\/span> tied<\/span> themselves<\/span> to<\/span> fuel<\/span> containers<\/span> to<\/span> stay<\/span> afloat<\/span> before<\/span> swimming<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> island,<\/span> said<\/span> Putu<\/span> Sudayana,<\/span> head<\/span> of<\/span> Indonesia’s<\/span> search<\/span> and<\/span> rescue<\/span> agency<\/span> in<\/span> Kupang,<\/span> the<\/span> capital<\/span> of<\/span> East<\/span> Nusa<\/span> Tenggara<\/span> province.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> survivors<\/span> were<\/span> sighted<\/span> from<\/span> a<\/span> plane<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> routine<\/span> surveillance<\/span> mission<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Australian<\/span> Border<\/span> Force,<\/span> which<\/span> patrols<\/span> the<\/span> approach<\/span> of<\/span> Australia’s<\/span> north<\/span> for<\/span> smuggling<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> illegal<\/span> activities.<\/span> All<\/span> 11<\/span> boarded<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> light<\/span> faded.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Helicopter<\/span> Gordon<\/span> Watt,<\/span> manager<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> provider<\/span> PHI<\/span> Aviation,<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> crew<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> rescue<\/span> helicopter<\/span> failed<\/span> to<\/span> land<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> sand.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cThey<\/span> had<\/span> to<\/span> retrieve<\/span> the<\/span> winch,<\/span> which<\/span> in<\/span> itself<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> difficult<\/span> task,\u201d<\/span> Watt<\/span> said.<\/span> \u201cThe<\/span> daytime<\/span> meant<\/span> the<\/span> crew<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> dark<\/span> during<\/span> the<\/span> rescue,<\/span> so<\/span> we<\/span> had<\/span> to<\/span> switch<\/span> to<\/span> using<\/span> night<\/span> vision<\/span> goggles.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> survivor<\/span> was<\/span> taken<\/span> to<\/span> Broome<\/span> Hospital,<\/span> and<\/span> Borderforce<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> his<\/span> statement<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> “in<\/span> good<\/span> health<\/span> despite<\/span> the<\/span> ordeal.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“This<\/span> incident<\/span> highlights<\/span> the<\/span> dangers<\/span> of<\/span> traveling<\/span> in<\/span> small<\/span> boats<\/span> that<\/span> are<\/span> unsuitable<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> rough<\/span> seas<\/span> and<\/span> adverse<\/span> weather<\/span> conditions<\/span> common<\/span> in<\/span> northern<\/span> Australian<\/span> waters,”<\/span> the<\/span> statement<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> survivors<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> flown<\/span> from<\/span> Broome<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> northern<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Darwin,<\/span> from<\/span> where<\/span> they<\/span> will<\/span> return<\/span> to<\/span> Indonesia,<\/span> the<\/span> statement<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Indonesia’s<\/span> foreign<\/span> ministry<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> Indonesian<\/span> consulate<\/span> in<\/span> Darwin<\/span> had<\/span> asked<\/span> the<\/span> fishermen<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> and<\/span> offer<\/span> assistance.<\/span> The<\/span> consulate<\/span> will<\/span> facilitate<\/span> their<\/span> repatriation,<\/span> the<\/span> statement<\/span> said,<\/span> thanking<\/span> Australian<\/span> authorities<\/span> for<\/span> their<\/span> assistance.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Australian<\/span> Maritime<\/span> Safety<\/span> Authority,<\/span> which<\/span> manages<\/span> search<\/span> and<\/span> rescue<\/span> operations<\/span> in<\/span> Australian<\/span> waters,<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> immediately<\/span> respond<\/span> when<\/span> asked<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> if<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> looking<\/span> for<\/span> other<\/span> potential<\/span> survivors.<\/span> Bedwell<\/span> Island<\/span> is<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Rowley<\/span> Shoals,<\/span> which<\/span> consists<\/span> of<\/span> three<\/span> coral<\/span> reefs.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> only<\/span> fatality<\/span> from<\/span> Ilsa,<\/span> the<\/span> largest<\/span> Category<\/span> 5<\/span> cyclone<\/span> to<\/span> cross<\/span> the<\/span> coast<\/span> of<\/span> Western<\/span> Australia’s<\/span> Pilbara<\/span> region<\/span> southwest<\/span> of<\/span> Broome,<\/span> is<\/span> expected<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> a<\/span> missing<\/span> Indonesian<\/span> fisherman.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>His<\/span> 289<\/span> km\/h<\/span> (180<\/span> mph)<\/span> gust,<\/span> recorded<\/span> on<\/span> an<\/span> island<\/span> off<\/span> the<\/span> Pilbara,<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> fastest<\/span> ever<\/span> recorded<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Australian<\/span> Meteorological<\/span> Service’s<\/span> instruments<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> country.<\/span> The<\/span> figures<\/span> are<\/span> provisional<\/span> and<\/span> require<\/span> further<\/span> analysis,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> station<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> had<\/span> broken<\/span> his<\/span> previous<\/span> record<\/span> of<\/span> 267<\/span> km\/h<\/span> (166<\/span> mph)<\/span> set<\/span> by<\/span> Cyclone<\/span> Vance<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> Pilbara<\/span> coast<\/span> in<\/span> 1999.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA\u00a0(AP) –\u00a0Eight Indonesian fishermen have drowned and 11 have been rescued after a powerful tropical storm hit a barren island off the northwest coast of Australia. Two primitive Indonesian wooden fishing boats stood in the way of Cyclone Her Ilsa. Cyclone Ilsa made landfall on Friday as Australia’s strongest storm in eight years, gusting winds […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1566,562,1034,9929],"tags":[1453,1574,2552,4050,4051,4052,4053],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AUSTRALI.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5931"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5931"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5933,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5931\/revisions\/5933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}