7 dead, 12 missing in boat accident in Indonesia

JAKARTA: A speedboat carrying 48 people capsized in central Indonesia on Tuesday, killing seven people and leaving 12 others missing, an official said. The speedboat sank about 10 minutes after it left the town of Tarakan in North Kalimantan province on a one-hour voyage to Tanjung Selor, local search and rescue agency official Octavianto said. According to the manifest, the boat was carrying three crewmen and 45 passengers, said Octavianto, who uses one name. He said 29 people — 20 men and nine women — were found alive while seven were found dead.