 Indonesian rescue teams searching for those missing after a ferry sinking off Java say they have found scores of survivors in lifeboats. Naval officers flying over the area say they have seen at least 10 lifeboats with survivors on board but that stormy weather has prevented their rescue. Of some 600 people on board the ship, which capsized in severe weather on Sat, 151 have been rescued so far. However, local fisherman have also recovered the bodies of 66 people. The vessel, Senopati Nusantara, was carrying 628 people including 57 crew when it sank, according to Indonesia's Transport Minister Hatta Rajasa. The boat is thought to have sunk about 24 miles off Mandalika island, about 300 km (190 miles) north-east of the capital, Jakarta. It was travelling from the port of Kumai, Borneo, to Semarang in Java. The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Indonesia says that the boats spotted from the air are drifting eastwards along the coast of Java, and have travelled some 70 nautical miles ...
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