One person has died and 23 others are missing after a passenger ship sank off the coast of Indonesia.
According to sea-news.az citing AP News, that the ship departed from a port on Jampea Island and was heading towards the Selayar Islands in the South Sulawesi province. There were a total of 70 passengers and crew members on board when the incident occurred.
It is reported that the ship’s engine failed a day earlier, after which it began to sink approximately 79 km away from its destination port.
Rescuers have so far been able to find 46 survivors. Adverse weather conditions are significantly hindering search and rescue operations.
