A Spanish man and three of his children are missing after a tourist boat sank in rough seas in Indonesia, according to rescuers.
The vessel was carrying 11 people when it sank in the Padar Island Strait near Labuan Bajo on Friday night, state news agency Antara reported. The popular tourist destination is the main gateway to Komodo National Park, a Unesco World Heritage site.
The missing man’s wife and one of their daughters were among seven people rescued, along with four crew members and a tour guide, according to the search mission.
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On Saturday, the search continued for the remaining four passengers: the father, his daughter and two sons.
Fathur Rahman, the mission’s coordinator, said that his team had found debris and parts of the vessel’s hull near where the boat went down.
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However, the search off Padar was hampered by difficult weather and sea conditions, with strong currents and huge waves, he said.