Singapore aids rescue
NZPA-Reuter Singapore The Singapore Air Force has rescued 10 people and recovered the bodies of two others after an Indonesian light aircraft crashed into the sea near Singapore, the Government said yesterday. One person is missing after the Nomad plane carrying 13 people, crashed off the Tanjungpinang airfield, in northern Indonesia, on Tuesday. Singapore authorities dispatched a helicopter and a Skyvan aircraft to help Indonesian rescue boats searching for the victims.
Eight men, a woman and a boy were rescued and the bodies of two men recovered. The cause of the crash is not known.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19870507.2.87
Bibliographic details
Press, 7 May 1987, Page 10
Word Count
98Singapore aids rescue Press, 7 May 1987, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in