Indonesia: Boat full of passengers missing, search continues for 139 people

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—Photo courtesy of Foreign Media
—Photo courtesy of Foreign Media

A passenger boat with 243 people on board has gone missing in Indonesia.

According to the Indonesian Rescue Agency, 103 passengers of the boat have been pulled from the sea, while one passenger has been confirmed dead.

Officials say the boat’s crew was reported to be experiencing bad weather when last contacted.

The Indonesian authorities further stated that the boat was heading from the East Java city of Surabaya to the port of Banjar Masan and was about 148 kilometers away from the port.

Rescue officials also say that a total of 243 people were on board the missing boat and the operation to find the remaining missing persons is still going on.



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