Indonesian authorities announced on Monday that the death toll from a ferry accident earlier this month has risen to 66, with search operations continuing for 69 people still missing on the 16th day of the search.
According to the Indonesian News Agency 'Antara', the local search and rescue agency announced on the morning of September 13 that contact was lost with a passenger ferry carrying 243 passengers, during its voyage in severe weather conditions between the city of Surabaya and another coastal city.
