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At least eight people have been killed after a boat carrying more than 40 passengers capsized in central Indonesia, officials say.

Several people are also missing following the incident, Indonesia's national search and rescue agency said.

The vessel, whose passengers included several children, was travelling off the northern part of the island of Borneo when it overturned and sank.

It is not clear what caused the boat, named the Anugrah Express, to capsize.

Image copyright EPA Image caption Rescue teams are searching for several missing passengers, officials said

A spokesman for the rescue agency, Gusti Anwar Mulyadi, said the Anugrah Express was travelling from Tanjung Selor to Tarakan on the Indonesian side of Borneo island when the incident occurred at about 08:15 local time (00:15 GMT) on Monday.

"We don't know yet what caused the accident and how exactly it happened," Mr Mulyadi told AFP news agency, adding: "We are focusing on finding the remaining passengers."

Ferries and small boats are a key form of transport in Indonesia, which is made up of thousands of islands.

But safety records are poor, with vessels often overcrowded and poorly maintained.

On 1 January last year, more than 20 people were killed after a ferry burst into flames shortly after setting sail from a port in Jakarta off the coast of Indonesia.</s>JAKARTA, Indonesia – Rescuers have found 42 survivors and are searching for one man still missing after a speedboat capsized off Indonesia‘s part of Borneo island.

At least eight people died in the capsizing Monday as the Anugrah Express boat was travelling from Tanjung Selor, the capital of North Kalimantan province, to Tarakan in the same province.

Manangap Djumala, a search and rescue official in Tarakan, said that in addition to the deaths, 42 people were found alive by rescuers. The man still missing is a passenger.

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Djumala said the boat’s manifest listed 48 passengers and three crew members. Five passengers are children, though he said infants are usually not listed in the manifest.

Police are investigating the cause of the capsizing.

Ships are a popular and relatively cheap way to travel in the world’s largest archipelago nation, but poor safety enforcement means accidents are common.</s>At least eight dead as passenger boat capsizes in Indonesia

An Indonesian Navy ship taking part in a search and rescue operation off Borneo. Boat accidents in the country are not uncommon. — Reuters picJAKARTA, Jan 1 — At least eight people died and several others remain missing after a passenger boat capsized off the coast of Borneo today, an official said, in the latest deadly maritime accident in Indonesia.

The ferry was carrying some 45 people when it sank just minutes after leaving Tanjung Selor in North Borneo province, said Gusti Anwar Mulyadi a senior official of the local search and rescue agency.

Some 33 people have so far been rescued and navy personnel have been dispatched to search for the remaining passengers, but he said high waves are impeding operations.

“We don't know yet what has caused the accident and how exactly it happened. But we'll try to figure that out and are now focusing on finding the remaining passengers,” Mulyadi told AFP.

It is the latest boat accident in the vast Indonesian archipelago, which relies heavily on boats to ferry people around its 17,000 islands, but has a patchy safety record.

Last July, eight people drowned in a boat accident on the same route from Tarakan to Tanjung Selor.

On New Year's day last year at least 23 people died when a tourist boat from Jakarta burst into flames.

It was carrying about 250 local holidaymakers to celebrate the New Year on Tidung island near Jakarta. — AFP</s>Eight killed after boat capsizes off Indonesia's Kalimantan island

A speedboat carrying 51 people has capsized off Indonesia's part of Borneo island on Monday, killing at least eight passengers, an official says.

The boat was on its way from Tanjung Selor to Tarakan, on the Indonesian side of Borneo island, when it overturned and sank.

Manangap Djumala, a search and rescue official in Tarakan, said that in addition to the deaths, several other people were believed to be missing.

According to the boat's manifest, the boat was carrying 48 passengers — including five children — and three crew members, Mr Djumala said, adding that infants were usually not listed in the manifest.

Police are investigating the cause of the accident, which was not immediately clear.

Mr Djumala said police are investigating the cause of the accident.

Boat accidents are common in Indonesia because of poorly enforced safety regulations in the world's largest archipelago nation, where ships are a popular and relatively cheap form of transportation.

In July 2017, a speed boat capsized off Indonesia's Borneo island, killing at least 10 people, police and rescue officials said at the time.</s>At least eight dead as boat capsizes in Indonesia

At least eight people died and several others remain missing after a passenger boat capsized off the coast of Borneo on Monday, an official said, in the latest deadly maritime accident in Indonesia.

Some 33 people have so far been rescued and navy personnel have been dispatched to search for the remaining passengers, but he said high waves are impeding operations.

"We don't know yet what has caused the accident and how exactly it happened. But we'll try to figure that out and are now focusing on finding the remaining passengers," Mulyadi told AFP.

It is the latest boat accident in the vast Indonesian archipelago, which relies heavily on boats to ferry people around its 17,000 islands, but has a patchy safety record.

Last July, eight people drowned in a boat accident on the same route from Tarakan to Tanjung Selor.

On New Year's day last year at least 23 people died when a tourist boat from Jakarta burst into flames.

It was carrying about 250 local holidaymakers to celebrate the New Year on Tidung island near Jakarta.</s>At least eight people were killed and several others are still missing after a speedboat carrying 51 people capsized off Borneo in Indonesia.

A search and rescue mission was launched when the boat, called the Anugrah Express, turned over while travelling to the North Kalimantan province on Monday.

The boat's manifest listed 48 passengers with 40 pulled to safety and eight confirmed dead. Three others - thought to be infants that are usually not listed on the manifest - remain unaccounted for.

Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

Boat accidents are common in Indonesia because of poorly enforced safety regulations in the world's largest archipelago nation, where ships are a popular and relatively cheap form of transportation.

The accident comes just five months after 17 people, including a toddler, were killed when a tourist boat capsized in the same area.

The boat - carrying more than 40 people - sank about ten minutes after it left Tarakan in North Borneo for an estimated one-hour trip to Tanjung Selor.

Ten people including a two-year-old child drowned, while 22 others were rescued alive and taken to hospital for treatment.

Witnesses described passengers jumping into the water without life vests as the boat flipped near a busy Indonesian port.

A search and rescue official said at the time: 'The boat had only been sailing for about ten minutes when it was hit by a wave. It started to tilt and capsized, when it was still very close to the port.

'Witnesses said the sea was quiet when the boat capsized so I don't think the accident was due to rough seas.

'However the port was very busy and the boat traffic was quite high at that time, which may have triggered the waves.'</s>A speedboat carrying 51 people capsized off Indonesia's part of Borneo island on Monday, killing at least eight, an official said.

The accident happened when the boat, called the Anugrah Express, was traveling from Tanjung Selor, the capital of North Kalimantan province, to Tarakan in the same province.

Manangap Djumala, a search and rescue official in Tarakan, said that in addition to the deaths, several other people were believed to be missing. Unconfirmed reports said 40 people were rescued.

According to the boat's manifest, the boat was carrying 48 passengers, including five children, and three crew members, Djumala said, adding that infants were usually not listed in the manifest.

Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

Boat accidents are common in Indonesia because of poorly enforced safety regulations in the world's largest archipelago nation, where ships are a popular and relatively cheap form of transportation.</s>A speedboat carrying 48 people has capsized off Indonesia's part of Borneo island, killing at least eight passengers.

The accident happened Monday when the boat Anugrah Express was traveling from Tanjung Selor, the capital of North Kalimantan province, to Tarakan in the same province.

Manangap Djumala, a search and rescue official in Tarakan, says several other people were believed to be missing. Unconfirmed reports say 40 people have been rescued.

The boat's manifest says it was carrying 43 adults and five children.

Djumala says police are investigating the cause of the accident.

Boat accidents are common in Indonesia because of poorly enforced safety regulations in the world's largest archipelago nation, where ships are a popular and relatively cheap form of transportation.</s>JAKARTA, Jan 1, (Reuters) - Several people were missing after a speed boat carrying nearly 50 people sank off Indonesia´s Kalimantan island on Monday, rescue officials said.

The national rescue agency said in a statement that the number of casualties were unclear but that 28 people remained missing and 20 had been rescued.

The boat was on its way from Tanjung Selot to Tarakan on the Indonesian side of Borneo island, when it overturned and sank. It was not immediately clear what caused the accident.</s>Indonesia rescue team search victims a boat that capsized off Indonesia’s part of Borneo island on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. A search and rescue official in Tarakan, said that in addition to at least 8 deaths, several other people were believed to be missing. (AP Photo/Ridwan) Indonesia rescue team search victims a boat that capsized off Indonesia’s part of Borneo island on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. A search and rescue official in Tarakan, said that in addition to at least 8 deaths, several other people were believed to be missing. (AP Photo/Ridwan)

Rescuers have found 42 survivors and are searching for one man still missing after a speedboat capsized off Indonesia’s part of Borneo island. At least eight people died in the capsizing Monday as the Anugrah Express boat was traveling from Tanjung Selor, the capital of North Kalimantan province, to Tarakan in the same province.

Manangap Djumala, a search and rescue official in Tarakan, said that in addition to the deaths, 42 people were found alive by rescuers. The man still missing is a passenger. Djumala said the boat’s manifest listed 48 passengers and three crew members. Five passengers are children, though he said infants are usually not listed in the manifest.

Police are investigating the cause of the capsizing. Ships are a popular and relatively cheap way to travel in the world’s largest archipelago nation, but poor safety enforcement means accidents are common.

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A boat capsizes in the north of Indonesian Borneo, leaving at least eight people dead.