Nocere – Earth Disasters

The boat was overloaded, not an uncommon incident.  The passenger quota was at 273. It seems that even though the manifest recorded 240 passengers it was later noted that there were 291 on board.

The waters were rough, the wave 20 feet high. There was no warning according to a passenger. It just happened.

People running everywhere trying to find a life jacket which were low in number for the number of passengers needing one.

Some knowing they would never get out of the crowded doorways, busted out windows to escape the inner parts of the ferry.

The ferry dubbed the, Dumai Express was in route to Dumai in Riau, Sumatra from Batam island. It was bottom up when it went down within approximately and  hour and a half into it’s trip.

The boat sank in the Malacca Straits in a location between Indonesia and

Over 240 passengers have been located and are safe. Another 29 perished and 17 more have yet to be found. Rescue was a bit faster for many due to the fact of where the ferry sank. It was a busy area.

Rescue has also been hurt by the foul weather and high waves.

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