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| Indonesian ferry sinks in storm | Indonesian ferry sinks in storm |
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| A search operation is under way after a ferry carrying about 250 passengers and 17 crew sank in a storm in central Indonesia, officials say. | |
| Indonesia's transport minister told Reuters that 150 people had been taken off the ferry, but said he did not know if they were dead or alive. | Indonesia's transport minister told Reuters that 150 people had been taken off the ferry, but said he did not know if they were dead or alive. |
| Jusman Syafi'i Djamal said a tropical cyclone had caused waves of five to six metres (19ft). | |
| There have been several maritime accidents in Indonesia in recent years. | There have been several maritime accidents in Indonesia in recent years. |
| A transport agency spokesman earlier said 18 people were known to have survived in this latest accident, but did not give details. | A transport agency spokesman earlier said 18 people were known to have survived in this latest accident, but did not give details. |
| It was not immediately clear if the authorities expected to find more survivors. | |
| The Teratai Prima was travelling from Pare Pare in South Sulawesi to Samarinda in East Kalimantan when it went down. | The Teratai Prima was travelling from Pare Pare in South Sulawesi to Samarinda in East Kalimantan when it went down. |
| Boats are a major form of transport in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands which has a population of 235 million. | Boats are a major form of transport in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands which has a population of 235 million. |
| But poor enforcement of safety regulations and overcrowding causes accidents that claim hundreds of lives each year. | But poor enforcement of safety regulations and overcrowding causes accidents that claim hundreds of lives each year. |