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Indonesian tourist boat sinking leaves 15 missing | |
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At least 10 foreign tourists and five Indonesian crew are missing after a boat sank off the coast of eastern Indonesia, officials say. | |
Ten people were rescued after the boat sank between Lombok and the Komodo Islands. | Ten people were rescued after the boat sank between Lombok and the Komodo Islands. |
A representative of the tour company operating the boat said it was likely to have encountered stormy weather. | A representative of the tour company operating the boat said it was likely to have encountered stormy weather. |
Lombok, which is next to the resort island of Bali, attracts thousands of tourists each year. | Lombok, which is next to the resort island of Bali, attracts thousands of tourists each year. |
A search and rescue official in Lombok has told the BBC that the 10 survivors are tourists from the UK, New Zealand, Spain, France, Germany and the Netherlands. | A search and rescue official in Lombok has told the BBC that the 10 survivors are tourists from the UK, New Zealand, Spain, France, Germany and the Netherlands. |
As of yet, there is no information about the nationalities of those still missing. | As of yet, there is no information about the nationalities of those still missing. |
Officials said the boat sank near the island of Sumbawa early on Saturday but the survivors were not rescued until late that day. | |
"The incident took place... when the boat hit a reef and sank," AFP was told by one official, Suryaman, who goes by one name. | |
"Fishermen managed to rescue five of them alive later at night on Saturday, and five other foreigners were rescued by a sailing boat." | |
Accidents at sea have frequently occurred when migrant boats navigate through the archipelago, but accidents involving tourist boats are rare. |