JAKARTA (Reuters) - Dozens of people are missing and feared dead after an Indonesian ferry capsized in rough seas off Papua in the east of the vast archipelago, local officials said on Sunday.
A local search and rescue official said the ferry, which had 35 passengers and 15 crew on its manifest when it sank on Thursday night, might have carried more passengers than were registered.
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