Survivors found from missing ferry 发现印尼失踪渡船幸存者

Relatives of the ferry passengers at Manado harbour

遇难渡船乘客的亲属们守候在万鸦老港湾 

Ten survivors from an Indonesian ferry which sank with heavy loss of life have been rescued at sea after clinging to debris for more than three days.

The ferry, the Cahaya Bahiri, was carrying an estimated 500 passengers - most of whom were fleeing from religious violence on the northern Moluccan islands of Halmahera.

Setio Rahardjo, head of the government's search and rescue agency, said survivors had confirmed that the heavily overcrowded vessel had sunk after taking on water in rough seas and strong winds.

印度尼西亚一艘渡船沉入海底,人员损失惨重,其中十名在沉船残骸上爬了三天的幸存者获救。

这艘渡船,Cahaya Bahiri,据估计共载了500名乘客--多数是想逃离哈马黑拉岛的摩鹿加群岛北部的宗教冲突。

印尼政府救捞机构负责人Setio Rahardjo说，幸存者证实这艘严重超员的渡船是因大风浪中轮船进水而沉没的。