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Indonesia Ferry Sinks; Hundreds Feared Dead

Reports of survivor numbers conflict

By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 11, 2009 3:00 PM CST

(Newser) – Hundreds are presumed dead after a passenger ferry sank off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the Times of London reports. The 700-ton Borneo-bound ship was carrying about 260 people when it capsized today under a massive wave brought on by the local rainy season. Rescue...   Read full story »

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