A wooden boat carrying 60 passengers and crew sank in bad weather in eastern Indonesia, and all but one of those on board survived the accident.

A passenger boat believed to be carrying between 60 and 100 people sank in eastern Indonesia after it was swamped by heavy waves.

Navy ships picked up 113 survivors after a passenger ferry sank today in heavy seas in eastern Indonesia, but rescuers were still searching for at least 47 people believed to have been on board, officials said.