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| Indonesian tourist boat sinking leaves 15 missing | 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. | 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 foundered off Sumbawa, 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. |
| The UK Foreign Office says two British nationals have been hospitalised following the incident. | |
| It would not comment on the nature of their injuries. | |
| 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. |
| Reef strike | |
| 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. |
| Officials said the boat sank 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. | "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." | "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. | Accidents at sea have frequently occurred when migrant boats navigate through the archipelago, but accidents involving tourist boats are rare. |