Jakarta, September 07: Nine people were feared dead Monday after an Indonesian Navy aircraft disappeared in a remote part of Indonesian Borneo, local television reported.
Air traffic controllers lost contact with the Nomad plane around 0100 pm (0500 GMT) in East Kalimantan province, Navy spokesman Iskandar Sitompul was quoted as saying by Metro TV news.
“We lost contact with the aircraft when it was on a maritime patrolling mission in eastern Indonesia,” he added.
Rescue operations are being carried out to locate the missing plane, Sitompul said.
“We’re still finding out who was on board the plane,” he added.
Archipelagic Indonesia relies heavily on air transport but has one of Asia’s worst air safety records.
–Agencies