Fourteen crew members are believed to have survived after a Singapore-flagged vessel sank off the coast of Indonesia on Thursday.

The AB9 is said to have struck a reef.

The 1,446-dwt asphalt & bitumen carrier AB9 is said to have sunk some time in the afternoon off the east coast of Pulau Bintan.



Local reports indicate that the 1983-built ship may have struck a reef before listing and eventually sinking.



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