In Indonesia, a ferry has sunk off an island in the country's central region, leaving at least 15 people dead.
The rescue authority received a report around midnight on Sunday that a wooden boat with about 40 passengers capsized off the southeast of Sulawesi island. Nineteen passengers are missing.
The cause of the sinking remains unclear.
The authority says the boat, carrying local people traveling between villages, may have been overloaded.
Indonesia is an archipelago with about 17,000 islands, and ferries are a common means of transport.
Marine accidents occur frequently in the Southeast Asian nation due to poor safety standards.
The rescue authority received a report around midnight on Sunday that a wooden boat with about 40 passengers capsized off the southeast of Sulawesi island. Nineteen passengers are missing.
The cause of the sinking remains unclear.
The authority says the boat, carrying local people traveling between villages, may have been overloaded.
Indonesia is an archipelago with about 17,000 islands, and ferries are a common means of transport.
Marine accidents occur frequently in the Southeast Asian nation due to poor safety standards.
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Ferry accident off Sulawesi island, Indonesia: At least 15 dead; 19 missing. The boat capsized around midnight on Sunday, reportedly overloaded and possibly due to unclear causes. The incident occurred in the central region of Indonesia, a country with about 17,000 islands where marine accidents
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230724_39/
Date: July 24, 2023
Created: 2023/07/25 07:38
Updated: 2025/12/09 01:38
Last Read: 2023/07/25 07:55