30 missing after ship sinks in Indonesia

A small passenger ship is sinking in eastern Indonesia waters,and about 30 people are missing.

Col. Hadiwibowo,chief of the local navy,said initial reports were that 20 people were rescued. The Karya Pinang was sinking today,off the cape of Watumanuk,on Flores island of East Nusatenggara province.

Hadiwibowo said rescuers were sent but had not yet reported from the scene.

Ships are a main source of transportation in Indonesia,the world’s largest archipelago nation with more than 17,000 islands.