Ten foreigners, five locals missing as Indonesia tour boat sinks

Ten foreign tourists and five Indonesians were missing on Sunday after a boat sank between islands in the east of the country, while 10 others had been rescued, search and rescue officials said. The vessel hit a reef and went down on Saturday en route from Lombok island to Komodo island, the home of the Komodo dragon -- the world's biggest lizard and a draw for tourists. Those rescued were from New Zealand, Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and France, said Budiawan, a search and rescue official who like many Indonesians goes by one name. The nationalities of the foreigners still missing were not immediately clear. The missing Indonesians were four boat crew members and a tour guide. ‘A tourist boat with 25 people on board capsized while sailing from Lombok island to Komodo island,’ said Budiawan, who is based on Lombok. ‘We rescued 10 foreigners while 10 other foreigners and five Indonesians remain missing, according to AFP.