Indonesia expands searching area for sunken ship victims; 31 people rescued, 11 still missing


JAKARTA, May 30 (Xinhua): Rescuers have widened the search area to 45 nautical miles (about 83 km) northeast of the site where a ship capsized in central Indonesia, a rescuer said on Monday.

"Because that is the area where more victims were discovered," said Mukti Ali, a rescuer who is in charge of the search and rescue office in South Sulawesi province.

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