Monday, January 1, 2007

200 rescued from ferry sinking (Boats for sale)

TUBAN, Indonesia (Reuters) -- At least 200 people survived the sinking of an Indonesian ferry, the health ministry said on Monday, even as body bags were being prepared for victims and more than 400 remained unaccounted for.
Even the little guy profited from merger, acquisition mania in 2006; trend expected to continue
Rescue boats braved choppy waters to pick up dozens of bodies and exhausted survivors on Sunday after an Indonesian ferry sank in the Java Sea, but about 400 people remained missing.
The winners of the Charleston Boat Lighting Contest were first place, Sea Crest, owned by J.D. Evanow; second place, Aquarius, owned by Lewis Whitley; and third place, Monitor, owned by John D. Wilson.
At least 17 people have died and 140 are missing after two boats packed with people fleeing the conflict in Somalia capsized off the coast of Yemen.