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Indonesia ferry survivors found Indonesia ferry survivors found
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Twelve survivors from a ship that sank off the coast of Indonesia last week have been found clinging to an unmanned oil rig some 300km (186 miles) away. Twelve survivors from a ferry that sank off the coast of Indonesia last week have been found on an unmanned oil rig some 300km (186 miles) away.
Local officials say the survivors, all men, were brought ashore to the island of Java. Another six have been found on a nearby island. Local officials said the survivors, 11 men and a six-year-old boy, were brought ashore to the island of Java. Another six were found on an island.
Some 200 people have been recovered from the sea since the disaster in the early hours of Saturday morning. Some 200 people have been recovered from the sea since the disaster hit in the early hours of Saturday morning.
But hundreds more remain unaccounted for. Hundreds more remain unaccounted for, with many feared dead.
Many are believed to be floating in lifeboats in the Java Sea. According to the BBC's Jakarta correspondent, the thin stream of survivors brought ashore each day is dwindling to a trickle.
Fading hopes The search has now widened to a radius of several hundred kilometres as strong winds and stormy seas carry victims far away from the site of the disaster, and also hamper rescuers.
The thin stream of survivors brought ashore each day is dwindling to a trickle. The rescue effort is now focused on finding those survivors who have made it to dry land on their own, but officials believe time is running out for many of those spending their fifth day out at sea.
The search has now widened to a radius of several hundred kilometres as strong winds and stormy seas carry victims far away from the site of the disaster. Survivor's stories
Rescue workers are being hampered by the bad weather as rough seas have led to a ban on all small boats setting sail. The group of 12 survivors were taken to hospital in Surabaya.
The rescue effort is now focused on bringing in those survivors who have made it to dry land on their own, but officials believe time is running out for many of those spending their fifth day out at sea. "I am happy I can save the life of my boy," said one of the men, Suyatno, whose six-year-old son also survived.
Other survivors spoke of harrowing experiences as they floated in life rafts waiting to be rescued.
Leopold Kafares told Reuters news agency that he had to throw bodies from his raft as people died.
"I was very sad when I had to get rid of the bodies. But I didn't know what else to do with so many dead bodies," he said.
Other survivors spoke of seeing dozens of dead bodies in the sea and washed up on beaches.
Reporters on a helicopter flight over the area described spotting three life rafts drifting in the water. All of them were empty.Reporters on a helicopter flight over the area described spotting three life rafts drifting in the water. All of them were empty.
The ship, the Senopati Nusantara, is believed to have sunk with at least 600 people on board but the exact number may never be known as many passengers board ferries such as this without a ticket. The ferry, the Senopati Nusantara, was travelling from the port of Kumai, in Borneo, to Semarang in Java when it suddenly sank.
Survivors said the accident happened very quickly, raising fears many passengers had been unable to get out of the boat before it went down.
It is believed to have set sail with at least 600 people on board. But the exact number may never be known as many passengers board such ferries without a ticket, our correspondent says.