Survivors of Indonesia tour boat drank urine, swam to volcano island

Survivors rescued after a tourist boat sank off the eastern Indonesia island of Sumbawa rest at a house near to the town of Bima on August 17, 2014. - AFP

SAPE (INDONESIA) - Thirteen people lost at sea for two days when their tourist boat sank in Indonesia were rescued Monday after a horrific ordeal that had forced other survivors to swim to a volcanic island and drink their own urine.

Indonesia relies heavily on boats to connect its more than 17,000 islands, but has a poor maritime safety record. However boat sinkings involving foreign tourists are rare. - AFP