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Java ferry captain 'found alive' Java ferry captain 'found alive'
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The captain of a ferry which sank in the Java Sea last weekend has been found alive, Indonesia's navy says.The captain of a ferry which sank in the Java Sea last weekend has been found alive, Indonesia's navy says.
He was one of around a dozen people found on Wednesday on an oil rig in the Java Sea, a naval colonel said.He was one of around a dozen people found on Wednesday on an oil rig in the Java Sea, a naval colonel said.
Some 220 of at least 600 passengers believed to have been on board the Senopati Nusantara when it sank in bad weather have so far been found alive.Some 220 of at least 600 passengers believed to have been on board the Senopati Nusantara when it sank in bad weather have so far been found alive.
A separate search is continuing on the island of Sulawesi for a passenger plane that disappeared on Monday.A separate search is continuing on the island of Sulawesi for a passenger plane that disappeared on Monday.
After two days of false leads and fruitless searches, Singapore has sent in a plane equipped with infra-red radar to help in the hunt for the missing aircraft. The captain of the Senopati Nusantara is recovering in hospital in the provincial capital of Surabaya after his rescue on Wednesday, officials said.
Ferry survivor's account
The Boeing 737 was carrying 102 people when it lost contact with flight controllers over Sulawesi's mountain coastline.
The Indonesian president has promised to set up a team to evaluate transport safety in Indonesia and has instructed the searches to continue, the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jakarta says.
Finding survivors
The captain of the Senopati Nusantara is recovering in hospital in the provincial capital of Surabaya after his rescue on Wednesday.
The search for the plane is being stepped up in Sulawesi
He has confirmed his identity but is too weak to answer questions about the causes of the disaster.He has confirmed his identity but is too weak to answer questions about the causes of the disaster.
Small groups of survivors have been found in recent days, stranded on islands in the Java Sea.Small groups of survivors have been found in recent days, stranded on islands in the Java Sea.
Ferry survivor's account
A group of 14 men and one woman was found on an island close to Bali, almost 500km (310 miles) from where the ship went down.A group of 14 men and one woman was found on an island close to Bali, almost 500km (310 miles) from where the ship went down.
High winds and stormy weather have swept many victims hundreds of kilometres away, making it harder to locate them, the BBC's Jakarta correspondent says.
Many others have been seen floating on life rafts out at sea.Many others have been seen floating on life rafts out at sea.
High winds and stormy weather have swept many victims hundreds of kilometres away, making it harder to locate them, our correspondent says. The ferry sank in the early hours of Saturday en route from Kumai on Borneo island to Semarang in central Java.
Survivors have been recalling the terrifying moment the boat went down, and the ordeal of days at sea waiting to be rescued.
"After the ship sank, all I could hear were the cries and screams of passengers on the surface," one man, Nadi, told the BBC.
Transport evaluation
Meanwhile, aircraft from Singapore equipped with infra-red radar have joined the hunt for the Boeing 737 that went missing on Monday.
The search for the plane is being stepped up in Sulawesi
Bad weather and false leads have hampered the search, which has involved military and civilian aircraft and naval ships scouring western Sulawesi's mountain coastline.
The plane carrying 102 people was flying between Surabaya, on central Java island, to Manado on the northeast tip of Sulawesi island when it lost contact.
The Indonesian president has promised to set up a team to evaluate transport safety in Indonesia and has instructed the searches to continue, our correspondent says.