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| A passenger ferry has capsized off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, leaving at least 23 people dead, officials say. | |
| The ship went down on Thursday night about 500m off the south-eastern town of Baubau. | |
| About 125 people were rescued, reports say, after local people heard screams and went to help. Rescue teams were searching the area for more survivors. | |
| The cause of the accident is not known, but reports suggest the vessel was carrying too many passengers. | |
| "Preliminary investigations have indicated that the ship may have sunk because passengers piled onto one side... tipping its balance and causing it to roll over," transport ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan told Reuters news agency. | |
| Boat travel is an important mode of transport between Indonesia's many islands, but accidents are frequent due to poor safety standards and overloading. | |
| More than 40 people died when a fire broke out aboard a ferry travelling from Jakarta in February and at least 400 people were killed when a ferry sank in a storm off Java in December. | More than 40 people died when a fire broke out aboard a ferry travelling from Jakarta in February and at least 400 people were killed when a ferry sank in a storm off Java in December. |