Indonesia’s Ferry Victims Search Resumes

Medan, North Sumatra, MINA — Hundreds of family members are waiting in desperation at a small port on Indonesia’s Lake Toba for news of missing relatives as the search for more than 190 people unaccounted for after a ferry sinking enters its fourth day, AAP reported.

Separately, Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called for an overhaul of safety standards for passenger boats in response to what is likely the worst sinking in the archipelago nation in more than a decade.

Only 18 passengers were rescued and four confirmed dead since the overcrowded ferry sank on Monday evening in waters said to be up to 500 metres deep.

No more bodies had yet been recovered as of midmorning Thursday. (T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)