Indonesia ferry carrying 105 missing

JAKARTA - An Indonesian ferry carrying 105 people has gone missing in the country's east and naval vessels had been called in to search for it, a port official said on Wednesday.

El Shinta radio station said the vessel had sunk.

The port official, Syamsir Siahaan, told El Shinta that one person had been rescued. He said there were 82 passengers and 23 crew on board.

The vessel was travelling from Kupang on Indonesia's side of Timor island to Palau Rote when officials lost contact with it on Tuesday night, Siahaan said.

- REUTERS