The motorboat that had left Paotere port in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province, on Thursday at midnight. It was reported missing the next day when it failed to arrive at its destination, local media reported.
Rescued passengers were picked up by tugboats and taken to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan and Jeneponto in South Sulawesi, South Sulawesi search and rescue agency chief Djunaidi said on Saturday."We have confirmation that the boat had sunk in the search area," Mr Djunaidi said."We received information saying that 17 people were found and saved by passing tugboats."
Indonesia's weather agency had warned on Thursday of waves up to 2.5 metres in Makassar strait areas that could cause safety risks.
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