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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-25-07 07:35 AM
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Indonesian ferry suddenly sinks
An Indonesian ferry involved in a deadly mid-voyage fire on Thursday has sunk with several safety investigators, police and journalists on board.

Medical workers said a TV cameraman had died, two people were seriously hurt and an unknown number are missing.
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Earlier, the death toll from Thursday's fire rose to 41 after rescuers found 21 bodies drifting at sea, officials said.
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Some 250 passengers are known to have survived, but there are fears that some people are still missing.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6394209.stm
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youngdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-25-07 09:05 AM
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1. If I am ever in Indonesia, I will have to remind myself of steering clear of the ferries
Seems like one goes down every month or two.
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DavidDvorkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-25-07 09:29 AM
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2. I suspect that's partly because they have more ferries
Than countries that aren't spread out over a number of islands.
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