Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Bali boat sinks, 11 dead

An upturned boat. Eleven people have been killed in an Indonesian boating accident. [ABC]
Indonesian authorities say 11 people drowned, and 14 are missing, after a traditional boat sank off Bali.

Search and rescue saved 11 people from the boat, which sank on Tuesday, late in the afternoon.

The boat, which was carrying 36 passengers and crew members, left Nusa Lembongan Island and was bound for Nusa Penida Island, both southeast of Bali.

(Source : Radio Australia News)

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