Update | 15 people, including 10 foreigners, missing when boat sinks off Indonesia
Ten foreign tourists and five Indonesians were missing yesterday after a boat sank between islands in the east of the country, while 10 others had been rescued, search-and-rescue officials said.
Ten foreign tourists and five Indonesians were missing yesterday after a boat sank between islands in the east of the country, while 10 others had been rescued, search-and-rescue officials said.
The vessel hit a reef and went down on Saturday en route from Lombok island to Komodo island, the home of the Komodo dragon - the world's biggest lizard and a draw for tourists.
Those rescued were from New Zealand, Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and France, said Budiawan, a search-and-rescue official.
The nationalities of the foreigners still missing were not clear. The missing Indonesians were four boat crew members and a tour guide.
"A tourist boat with 25 people on board capsized while sailing from Lombok island to Komodo island," said Budiawan, who is based on Lombok.
"We rescued 10 foreigners while 10 other foreigners and five Indonesians remain missing. We launched a search operation as soon as we received the report this morning."