Rescuers Search for 13 After Boat Sinks in Indonesian Waters

Rescuers on a rubber boat scans the horizon as they search survivors after a passenger boat KM Cahaya Arafah sank in the waters off South Halmahera district in North Maluku, Indonesia, on July 19, 2022. BASARNAS via AP

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Rescuers were searching on Tuesday for 13 passengers from a boat that sank in bad weather and high waves while traveling between Indonesian islands.

The boat, carrying 77 passengers and crew, sank Monday night in waters around Tokaka Island in North Maluku province in east-central Indonesia.