Jakarta, Ramadan 12, 1437, June 17, 2016, SPA -- The Indonesian navy was preparing to tow a boat carrying 44 Australia-bound Sri Lankan migrants out to sea Friday after engine trouble forced the vessel to moor off the coast of Aceh province for six days. The migrants were stranded off the coast of Lhoknga near the provincial capital Banda Aceh after the vessel experienced engine trouble on Saturday on their way to Australia, according to Banda Aceh immigration chief Herry Sudiarto. The engine was fixed on Sunday with the help of Indonesians and the boat then left to continue its journey to Australia after Indonesian authorities gave them food and fuel, dpa quoted Sudiarto as saying. -- SPA 19:58 LOCAL TIME 16:58 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w
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