With 17, 000 islands, Indonesia shares maritime woes with the Philippines
By:
Totie Mesia
Date:
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 
The stormy weather sucked in the Indonesian ferry Tertai Prima and disappeared in the sea on Sunday, January 11, 2009. Two days after the 700-ton (635-metric ton) inter-island vessel which plied the route in a country with 17,000 islands sank, an undetermined number travelers, part of at least 250 passengers and 17 crew onboard, had been missing and accounted for.
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Tags: boat sinking, Borneo, ferry sinking, Indonesia, Java, Philippines, rescue, safety, safety at sea, sea accident, ship sunk, Sulawesi, Teratai Prima, Totie Mesia