Indonesia Ferry Sinks

Indonesia Ferry Survivor: Woman Found 25 Hours After Ferry Sank

AP | NINIEK KARMINI | Posted 11.23.2009 | World


JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a stor...

Indonesia's Ferry Disaster: Victims Saved By Bananas

The Independent | Toby Green | Posted 02.14.2009 | World


You might not think of the humble banana as a viable alternative to a life-jacket, but for one teenager a bunch ensured he was one of the lucky few to...

Indonesia's Ferry Disaster: Sadly, It's No Surprise

GlobalPost.com | Peter Gelling | Posted 02.12.2009 | World


JAKARTA -- In a country of 17,000 islands, everyone and everything travels by ferry. Indonesians will wait for hours to board notoriously unreliabl...

Indonesian Ferry Capsizes, 250 Feared Dead

AP | IRWAN FIRDAUS | Posted 02.11.2009 | World


PAREPARE, Indonesia — High tides hindered rescuers Monday as they searched for nearly 250 people missing and feared dead after a ferry capsized ...