Ship carrying asylum seekers sinks off Indonesia; more than 200 people missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers battled high waves Sunday as they searched for 200 asylum seekers still missing after their wooden ship sank off Indonesia's main island of Java. So far only 33 people have been plucked alive from the choppy waters.

Two were children, aged 8 and 10, found clinging to the broken debris of the boat five hours after the accident.

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Rosalind S. Helderman, Felicia Sonmez 18 Dec, 2011


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