Indonesian ferry sinks with 228 people onboard

Indonesian police have announced that a passenger ferry carrying more than 200 people sank off the country's Sumatra Island.

The ferry reportedly sank in poor weather 90 minutes into the trip on Sunday morning, said Yasin Kosasih, a police chief in Riau province.

At least 228 passengers including 15 children were on board from the port of Batam to Dumai in Riau, Sumatra, according to the passenger manifest.

Dozens have been rescued and a search operation is ongoing, police officials said.

The South Asian country with 234 million population and 17,000 islands is dependent on a network of ships and boats.

In one incident in January, nearly 335 people drowned when a ferry sank off Sulawesi Island.

Source: PressTV.
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