Indonesian Ferry Suddenly Sinks

BBC

Sunday, 25 February 2007

    An Indonesian ferry involved in a deadly mid-voyage fire on Thursday has sunk with several safety investigators, police and journalists on board.

   Medical workers said a TV cameraman had died, two people were seriously hurt and an unknown number are missing.

    It is not known how many were aboard when the Levina I ferry suddenly leaned over and sank off Jakarta's port.

    Earlier, the death toll from Thursday's fire rose to 41 after rescuers found 21 bodies drifting at sea, officials said.

 

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