| Six Indonesian marines were killed when their amphibious tank sank during an exercise off East Java, according to a report Sunday. A spokesman for the marines, Lieutenant Colonel Novarin Gunawan, was quoted by the Detikcom online news website confirming that six marines died Saturday in the accident. “Yes, it is true,” he told Detikcom, but declined further comments. Navy spokesman Commodore Iskandar Sitompul could not be reached for comment Sunday. Detikcom said a total of 14 men were on board the tank when it sank. They have all been located, including the six dead. |