Search continues for 25 missing after ship capsizes in central Indonesia; 17 have been rescued

A rescue team evacuating some survivors after a ferry with 43 passengers sank in the the Makassar strait. Twenty-sfive people were missing on May 28 after a ferry ran out of fuel and sank in bad weather off the coast of Indonesia, officials said. - AFP

JAKARTA, May 29 (Xinhua): A search is continuing for the 25 people still unaccounted for after a ship with about 42 people aboard sank in waters off the South Sulawesi province in central Indonesia, a provincial official has confirmed.

The vessel capsized at 13:00 local time in the Makassar Strait on Thursday, but the incident was reported to the provincial search and rescue office on Saturday (May 28), said Wahid D.J., a senior official at the office.