17 bodies still missing off Lombok

17 bodies still missing off Lombok

LOMBOK TIMUR, West Nusa Tenggara: Search and rescue teams as
of yesterday morning had recovered 25 bodies from the ill-fated
Bahana Nusantara ferry which sank in the Alas Straits on June 25.

Antara reported from Kayangan harbor that the last body
recovered was found in the morning by a local fisherman.

The ferry sank while on a routine trip from Poto Tano harbor
on Sumbawa island to Kayangan on Lombok.

It was known to be carrying 94 passengers and crew and 17
vehicles.

There was definite word of for how long rescue teams would
continue to search for the 17 people who remain missing.

No formal explanation of the cause of the accident has yet
been issued, however Antara quoted sources who questioned the
condition of the ferry and who pointed out that the ship was
known to be unstable in the water.