In 2007, 42 people were killed when a fire broke out aboard a ferry travelling from Jakarta to Bangka island off the island of Sumatra.

2007年，在从雅加达到苏门答腊岛外的邦加岛(Bangka)航行的渡轮上发生了一场火灾，42人遇难。

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When the boat reached Bangka, he was the first person to jump ashore. There, he knelt and made 108 kowtows to the sea, swearing that he would never set foot on a boat again.

船到了邦加靠了岸，他第一个跳上岸，跪下来，面对大海磕了108个响头，发誓以后不再上船。

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To say that mining is everywhere on Bangka seems an exaggeration until one studies the numbers.

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The move was designed, he says, to keep management in closer touch with its mine operations in Bangka and other islands.

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Another plus: Kuntoro's decision to shift its headquarters out of Jakarta to Bangka, an island of 500, 000 residents off southern Sumatra where tin has been mined since the 18th century.

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