By MarEx 2015-09-03 19:58:26
Two crew members are missing after the Indonesian-flagged container ship M/V Meratus Banjar 2 sank in the Java Sea on September 2. Indonesian naval officials report that the vessel sank due to a leak in the engine room.
Two crew members from the engine room are reported to be unaccounted for, the navy said.
Search and rescue operation for the missing crew is underway. The ship’s owner, Indonesian Meratus Line, has sent one of its ships Meratus Spirit I to aid the search for the missing crew.
The 1997-built Meratus Banjar 2 was en route from Surabaya to Makassar when it started to sink.
The Meratus Banjar 2, built in 1997, is a 7,761 dwt vessel owned by Indonesia’s Meratus Line.
It looks like an old crappy ship.