Tonga ferry toll rises

The number of people missing and feared dead after their ferry capsized and sank off Tonga reached 93 as divers continued their bid to locate the sunken vessel in deep waters off the South Pacific nation.

Police Chief Inspector Sokopeti To’ia said the latest count of those aboard the ill-fated ferry was 149, up from an earlier count of 141. Of those, 54 were rescued and two bodies recovered, leaving 93 missing.