Rohingya refugees wait to be rescued from the hull of their capsized boat as a National Search and Rescue Agency vessel approaches in waters some 16 nautical miles off west Aceh on March 21, 2024. — AFP picMEULABOH , March 22 — Indonesian rescuers said today they had ended the search for any more Rohingya refugees missing at sea after their boat capsized, despite reports from some of the 75 survivors that dozens more were swept away.
“The search ended on Thursday. All Rohingya refugees on top of the boat yesterday have been rescued,” Muhammad Fathur Rachman, an official from the local search and rescue agency in Aceh, said through a spokesperson.Around 150 refugees were said to have been on board, and 69 were found drifting at sea off Aceh Province yesterday in a dramatic rescue after they spent more than a day standing on the hull of a capsized ship. Six others had been rescued by fishermen a day earlier.
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