At least 10 people including a toddler died and two German tourists were among those rescued after a speedboat capsized off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday.
Witnesses said passengers jumped into the water without life jackets as the boat – carrying 51 people – capsized outside a busy Indonesian port and they feared others on board may have been trapped inside the boat, rescue officials said.
“The boat had only been sailing for about 10 minutes when it was hit by a wave. It started to tilt and capsized, when it was still very close to the port” said Octavianto, spokesman for the local search and rescue agency.
At least 10 people including a two-year-old child have been found dead, while 22 other people – including a German man and woman – were rescued and taken to hospital, he said.
