58 missing after Indonesia boat sinks
- Published: 19 Jun 2012 at 13.48
- Online news:
Rescuers said 58 people were still missing two days after a wooden boat sank off eastern Indonesia -- revising sharply upwards the number of people on board the vessel.
Photo illustration shows a cargo ship anchored off the bay of Ambon, in Indonesia's Maluku province. Rescuers said 58 people were still missing two days after a wooden boat sank off eastern Indonesia -- revising sharply upwards the number of people on board the vessel.
"The latest update we have so far is that the boat was carrying 70 passengers when it sank. With 12 people rescued, we still have 58 missing," rescue official Rebekka Gultom told AFP, adding that those numbers include crew members.
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