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| A ferry carrying more than 200 people has sunk off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, officials say. | A ferry carrying more than 200 people has sunk off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, officials say. |
| One person is reported to have died, but dozens more are said to have been rescued by nearby boats. A search operation is underway for the missing. | |
| Officials blamed the incident, which happened early on Sunday, on bad weather and high waves. | Officials blamed the incident, which happened early on Sunday, on bad weather and high waves. |
| They said the ferry was travelling from Batam island to Dumai in Riau, Sumatra, when it sank. | They said the ferry was travelling from Batam island to Dumai in Riau, Sumatra, when it sank. |
| Local police said that the ferry rolled over before capsizing, about 90 minutes into its voyage. Fifteen children were among those believed to be on board, they said. | |
| They said as many as 178 people were thought to have been rescued by boats which sailed to the scene, reports the BBC's Karishma Vaswani from Jakarta. | |
| Ferry accidents linked to over-crowding and poor vessel maintenance kill hundreds of passengers in Indonesia each year. | Ferry accidents linked to over-crowding and poor vessel maintenance kill hundreds of passengers in Indonesia each year. |
| The country's large population is spread out over 17,000 islands and relies on ships and ferries to travel around. | |
| In the last three years, at least 800 people have been killed in ferry accidents in Indonesia. |