High tides hindered rescuers today as they searched for nearly 250 people missing and feared dead after a ferry capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island.

AN INDONESIAN ferry carrying 250 passengers capsized and sank yesterday after being battered by a large wave in storms in the country’s east officials said, adding bad weather and nightfall made rescue efforts difficult.

The US Navy will scour Indonesia’s western coast today for the wreckage of a Boeing 737 jet that disappeared in a storm more than a week ago with 102 passengers on board.