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Cyclone Shipwrecks Indonesian Fishing Boats Off Australia, Leaves Some Missing

  • Indonesian fishermen were rescued from a desert island in the Indian Ocean after their vessel shipwrecked during a cyclone
  • Nine Indonesian fishermen are feared drowned after two fishing boats were caught in a cyclone off the northwest Australian coast.
  • The survivors were stranded on Bedwell Island for six days without food or water before being rescued.
  • One fishing boat sank in extreme weather conditions, while the other ran aground on Bedwell Island.
  • Eight fishermen remain missing as rough weather hampers search and rescue efforts.
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