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| 'Bad weather' sinks Comoros ship | 'Bad weather' sinks Comoros ship |
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| Authorities on the French island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean say a ship with 76 people on board has sunk north-west of Madagascar. | Authorities on the French island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean say a ship with 76 people on board has sunk north-west of Madagascar. |
| French rescue teams have found 43 survivors from the vessel, the Comoros-flagged Ali Mubarak. | French rescue teams have found 43 survivors from the vessel, the Comoros-flagged Ali Mubarak. |
| Officials say the ship was on its way from Madagascar to the Comoros Islands when it capsized in bad weather. | Officials say the ship was on its way from Madagascar to the Comoros Islands when it capsized in bad weather. |
| The ship left Madagascar on Friday and had been due to arrive in the Comoros Islands on Saturday. | The ship left Madagascar on Friday and had been due to arrive in the Comoros Islands on Saturday. |
| An official at the prefecture in Mayotte told the Associated Press news agency that the boat may have been overloaded. | |
| Patrice Faure said the captain and three crew members were being questioned by police. | |
| The search for the remaining 33 passengers and crew is to resume at daybreak on Tuesday. |