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Days After Indonesia Boat Sinking 2 Survivors Found On Uninhabited Island

Rescuers have located two survivors from a sunken vessel on an uninhabited island days after the ship went down near Selayar. The boat was reportedly carrying more than 70 people when the incident occurred on Wednesday.

By Project Chintan Newsroom
19 July 2026 · 1 min read
Days After Indonesia Boat Sinking 2 Survivors Found On Uninhabited Island

Search and rescue teams discovered two individuals alive on a remote island south of Sulawesi following the sinking of a vessel earlier this week. The survivors were part of a group traveling on a boat that encountered distress near Selayar on Wednesday.

The vessel was reportedly transporting more than 70 passengers and crew members at the time of the maritime accident. Authorities have since intensified their search operations across the surrounding waters to locate any remaining individuals who may be missing at sea.

Medical teams have been dispatched to provide emergency care to the two survivors, whose identities have not yet been publicly released. The cause of the sinking remains under investigation by local maritime officials as they coordinate further recovery efforts in the region.

Information regarding this incident is based on reports from the Agence France-Presse.

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