Asia-Pacific
27 died, 12 missing in Indonesian capsized boat: official
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-23 19:04
JAKARTA: Indonesian official authorized to oversee the victim handling of the capsized Dumai Express 10 boat said on Monday that 12 people were still missing and the rescue team only found a total of 27 dead bodies with no single foreigner onboard the ill-fated boat.
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However, different figures showed on TV that 29 died, 243 save and 13 are missing.
The rescuing efforts are still underway at the moment amid the high tide in the Karimun waters, Riau province. Overload and bad weather were the factors blamed for the sinking of the boat served Batam to Dumai in Sumatra island. ?
The Dumai Express 10 boat capsized on Sunday during its regular service. According to the manifest, 213 passengers onboard.
Earlier reports said that the boat was actually carrying more than 270 people.
