Fourteen people on board a ferry that sank were picked up by a passing cargo ship after spending nine days on a life raft, a rescue official said Monday.
A 15th person died soon after being rescued by the ship late Sunday, said Ketut Purwa, head of the search and rescue agency on Bali island.
The survivors were scheduled to arrive in Makassar, a port city on Sulawesi island, on Monday evening, said Purwa, who spoke to the captain of the cargo ship by radio.
The Senopati Nusantara was sailing from Borneo island to the country’s main island of Java when it sank just before midnight on Dec. 29 after being pounded by waves up to 12 feet high for several hours.
About 230 people have been found alive since the ferry sank, but about 400 are either dead or listed as missing.
Only 10 bodies have been recovered.
