By KUNA,
Kuala Lumpur : An Indonesian ferry carrying 250 passengers and 17 crew members sank in stormy seas off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early on Sunday.
Local media sources said that scores of people are feared dead after the accident, adding that 18 passengers were rescued and the fate of the remaining ones is sill unknown.
The ferry was about 50 kilometres (30 miles) off Majene, western Sulawesi, when authorities lost contact with it around 2:00 am (1800 GMT Saturday), officials said.
Transport Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal said he believed about 150 people had been found alive but fears were mounting for 100 others who remained lost at sea.
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