An Indonesia ferry packed with hundreds of refugees fleeing violence in the ravaged Spice Island sank yesterday. And it was not clear whether anyone has survived, rescue official said. Official said the ship had a capacity of 200 passengers. But around 500 were believed to have been on board after hundreds of refugees forced their way on to the ferry on the Island of Halmahera, seeing of bloody religious violence this month. There were about 198 passengers in crew on top of around 290 refugees. Selamen, head of the search and rescue team in the north of Celebes capital of Manado told the reporters. |