27 dead in Indonesia shipwreck

Rescuers have found 27 bodies, and temporarily stop the search for the missing score, the wooden boat off South Kalimantan province on Monday, sank off the coast, rescuers said on Tuesday.

More than two hours after the accident, more than 100 boats, from noon to leave the province Tanjung Yu, director of search and rescue told reporters the province Rusli Ansyah telephone from the provincial office.

The ship went Sorongga, he said.

"We found that until today (Tuesday) 27 groups, said: "Ansyah.

Up to 93 security people have been rescued, he said.

He said that search and rescue will resume on Wednesday after 08:00 am, local time, rescue workers, from local search and rescue personnel, police, navy and volunteers, temporary stop to see the time 17:00 pmlocal victims Tuesday.

"We will search again tomorrow morning, an unknown number missing, but we believe that these results exceeded the number of passengers are still missing in the manifest, " he said.

It Ansyah, about the list, but some say the number is 106 people on board are no official data.

He said the search will be conducted for up to 7 days, but it can be concluded as early as missing were found.

Marine accused of extreme weather incidents, according to Ansyah.

Tourism is a favorable boat transport and islands of the archipelago more than 17,500 means.

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