Authorities in Indonesia say one person is dead and 23 are missing after a passenger boat sank on the way to an island in the archipelago

A passenger boat sank in Indonesia, leaving one dead and 24 missing, prompting ongoing rescue efforts.

Un fallo en el motor habría provocado el hundimiento del barco mientras navegaba cerca de la isla de Selayar

Authorities in Indonesia say one person is dead and 23 are missing after a passenger boat sank on the way to an island in the archipelago

PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers were continuing to search on Thursday for 24 people missing after a passenger boat sank off Indonesia, authorities said.

El hundimiento ocurre después de que la embarcación sufriera una avería en el motor cuando se encontraba a unas 18 millas náuticas de la Isla Selayar, al sur de Célebes

The boat was already partially sunken when rescuers reached it near Selayar, a small island south of the larger Sulawesi.