Storm sinks Indonesian ferry, 250 feared dead »
Posted By STONERS 11 months, 1 week ago in NewsHigh tides hindered rescuers Monday as they searched for nearly 250 people missing and feared dead after a ferry capsized off Indonesia's Sulawesi island.
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"At least 22 people, including four crew members, were pulled from the sea by fishermen Sunday before the military launched an operation at daybreak Monday. Indonesians generally don't know how to swim, and the others on board were feared dead."
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"Another 250 names listed as passengers are still missing," said Junaidi, a port official in Parepare, where some of the survivors were taken to a hospital. He uses one name, which is customary in Indonesia."
"The ferry went down 30 miles (50 kilometers) off the coast off western Sulawesi."
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