At least 245 people have been rescued from the sea after an overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia’s Riau islands. At least 29 people died and 17 people were still missing in the accident, Reuters reported on Sunday. …
Read Original Story: 100s rescued after Indonesian ferry accident, 17 missing – PRESS TV
Tanjungpinang (ANTARA News) – The number of people found dead after "Dumai Express 10" sank off Tokong Hiu, Karimun district, Riau Islands province, Sunday, rose to 30. Chief of the Operation Section of the Tanjungpinang Search and Rescue Team, …
Read Original Story: Death toll of ferry sinking in Riau island reaches 30 – ANTARA
The following article has been retrieved from the archive and no longer contains the original video. A passenger ferry has sunk off the coast of Sumatra, with the loss of at least 20 lives, but 232 people have survived, although there is still a number …
Read Original Story: Ferry capsizes in Sumatra claiming many lives – euronews
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian television says a passenger ferry with more than 200 people onboard sank in rough waters near Sumatra island. Yasin Kosasih, a police chief in Riau province, says the Dumai Express 10 left on an inter-island voyage …
Read Original Story: Report: Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 228 – The Associated Press
Hundreds of passengers were pitched into the sea when a ferry sank in high waves off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. The Dumai Express 10 – the sister ship of the vessel here – went down in busy waters between Indonesia and Singapore. …
Read Original Story: In pictures: Indonesian ferry rescue – BBC News
JAKARTA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — A child died and 74 went missing as a ferry carrying 253 passengers sank in waters of Indonesian Riau province Sunday morning, rescuers said. Rescuer Budi Cahyadi told Xinhua over phone from the scene that178 have been …
Read Original Story: 1 kid dies, 74 missing, 178 rescued as ferry sinks in Indonesia – Xinhua
Batam administration secretary Agus Suhiman said Monday that an official at the administration, Bram Sujatmiko, was believed to be among the victims of the ill-fated Dumai Ekspress 10 which sank off Karimun island in Riau Islands on Sunday. …
Read Original Story: Batam official among victims of sinking ferry – Jakarta Post
JAKARTA, Nov. 22 (UPI) — The death toll rose to nine Sunday in the capsizing of a ferry in rough waters off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, authorities said. More than 200 people were rescued and an undetermined number of people were missing, …
Read Original Story: Death toll rises to nine in ferry sinking – United Press International
Indonesia (chattahbox) – Turbulent waters rank a ferry this weekend in what is being called a “classic case” of ignored safety regulations. The ferry, which had a capacity maximum of 273, is believed to have been carrying many more, though only 217 …
Read Original Story: Ferry Sinks In Indonesia, At Least 29 Dead, 240 Rescued – ChattahBox
Ferries routinely carry passengers between various parts of the island nation of Indonesia. Sinking, too, is routine, commonly causes by boats allowed to leave port over capacity. On Sunday alone, two of the ferries traveling between the islands of …
Read Original Story: Ferry sinks off Indonesian island of Sumatra, at least 29 dead – Examiner.com
