Four dead, 10 missing in Indonesian boat sinking By AFP

Four people, including a baby, were killed and 10
others left missing after a speedboat sank in a
river on the Indonesian part of Borneo island, a
rescue official said Monday.
The boat was carrying 53 people up the Kapuas
river Sunday when it hit a log and sank, Slamet
Riyadi, the head of the local search and rescue
office told AFP.
As well as the baby, three women were killed.
“We have been searching the river for the 10
missing people since yesterday but so far we have
not found anything,” Riyadi said.
Among the missing were three children, aged five
and six.
Riyadi said a dozen boats had been deployed to
search the river near the site of the accident, but
murky water, currents and floating logs had
hampered rescue efforts.
Indonesia relies heavily on boats to connect its
more than 17,000 islands, but has a poor
maritime safety record.
Borneo, the world’s third-largest island, is shared
between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.