Most missing persons found after boat capsizes in Indonesia

Padang, Indonesia: Most of the 11 people reported missing after aboatcapsized off Indonesia s western island of Sumatra were rescued Tuesday, local au...

Padang, Indonesia: Most of the 11 people reported missing after a boat capsized off Indonesia's western island of Sumatra were rescued Tuesday, local authorities said, with some surviving by clinging on to pieces of the boat.

Authorities had reported earlier Tuesday that 11 people were still missing after a boat carrying 18 capsized a day before, but rescue officials said 10 more were found.

The vessel reportedly capsized around 11:00 am Monday as it sailed around the Mentawai islands, an archipelago off the west coast of Sumatra, the Mentawai search and rescue agency said.

Rescuers are still searching for one person, and checking unconfirmed information they may have been sighted.

"Seventeen (people) are confirmed safe," Mentawai search and rescue agency head Rudi, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, told AFP Tuesday.