印尼载有70名佛教徒的渡轮沉没 船上人员全部获救

佛教在线海外讯 据《雅加达邮报》报道，2009年5月9日，印尼一艘载有70名要去参加卫赛节庆祝活动佛教徒的渡轮，在离开Panipahan港半小时后沉没，船上人员在Panipahan水域被人发现并全部获救。 ._+J_ts  
;jipe3LU  
5月10日，印尼海军指挥官称，此次事故的主要原因是超载所致。据悉，事发当天，这艘只能装载40至45名乘客的渡轮载有70名乘客。渡轮可能是由于波涛太猛，撞到当地渔民的渔网杆，导致沉没。所幸船上人员穿有救生衣，并在当地渔民的帮助下全部获救。事故的具体原因，警察还在调查中。（编译：子规） W[}s o6  
jvQ*t_L  
e@ \p0(  
Around 70 Buddhists whose ferry capsized late Saturday before they were due to celebrate Waisak, were found alive in Panipahan waters, Riau. !eUDi(  
Nq@+'<@p$  
According to a naval officer in Pekanbaru, the ferry was thought to have capsized due to overloading. P8?Fm`  
kGN+rHo   
"The ferry that sank was full of people and it capsized around half an hour after it set sail from Panipahan Port," Mufit told kompas.com on Sunday. V}zEK0n(6  
!0dNQ[$82  
He added the boat, meant to only carry 40-45 passengers, was carrying a total of 70 passengers. bHI<B)=`  
^'ryNa;"  
He said all the passengers were saved because they were wearing life vests and were helped by fishermen in the area. :,DM*zBVp  
wW%4d  
High waves are thought to have also been a factor in the accident. =lu/9 i6  
?Sb8@S&J  
"We assume the ship sank after hitting one of the fishing net poles belonging to local fishermen," Mufit said, adding the police were currently investigating the case. (amr) <Engi!  
L*x[?x;)@  
vC5n
[0  
=k oSUVO0  
J;prC  
编辑：子规 t&(PN%icD