"The total number of boat victims found is now 47, and seven of them have been dead," he told Xinhua by phone from the province.
The search and rescue operation for the missing is still going on, Roki said.
KM Marina Baru 02B boat was en route from Kolaka of Southeast Sulawesi to Siwa seaport of South Sulawesi.
Local rescuers got information of the accident at 15:10 p.m. local time Saturday, according to Zainul Tjahar, spokesman of the national search and rescue office.
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