JAKARTA, Jan 3 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed after a speedboat carrying 30 passengers sank in the waters off Seram Bagian Barat regency in Indonesia's eastern Maluku Province on Friday, according to the head of the provincial search and rescue office, Muhammad Arafah.
Arafah said that the speedboat, Dua Nona, struck a piece of wood floating on the water's surface at approximately 10.00 am local time, which caused damage to the boat's hull.
