7 Thais thrown into sea
05/09/2004 10:03  - (SA)  

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Jakarta - Myanmarese crewmen threw seven Thai sailors into the sea during a mutiny aboard an Indonesian-operated fishing vessel, the navy said on Sunday.

Navy personnel who boarded the Chum Pol Naval-30 south of Ambon island in eastern Indonesia early Sunday found seven Thai crewmen missing, said a navy spokesperson, Guntur Wahyudi.

The 26 Myanmarese crew members were questioned by the navy and told them that they had thrown seven Thai sailors, including the captain, overboard during a mutiny, Wahyudi said according to the state Antara news agency.

The report did not say when the mutiny took place.

Wahyudi, who could not immediately be reached for comment, said the mutineers only spared one Thai, the chief engineer. He said the whereabouts of the missing seven are unknown.

The navy boarded the ship after it attempted to flee when hailed. The ship and its Myanmarese crew were taken to the navy base in Ambon.

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