On Monday, the death count of a ferry sinking in the waters of South Sulawesi increased to 19. The search and rescue operation have been called off after 10 days.
The KM Ladang Pertiwi had run out of fuel and eventually sunk in poor weather conditions as it was sailing in the Makassar Strait of the South Sulawesi province on 26 May.
News of the accident reached the officials after two days, prompting an immediate search and rescue mission, involving tugboats and local fishermen, who were passing...