A 46-year-old woman and her 24-year-old son were found alive Sunday on Balaloho Island after a passenger boat sank in eastern Indonesia, leaving 18 people still missing.
More than 200 rescuers, backed by troops, police, fishermen and residents, kept searching despite 2-3 meter waves and strong winds that have hampered the operation.
Five other survivors, including a 7-year-old girl, were pulled from a fish trap Saturday evening, while authorities have confirmed at least one death.
The KM Nurul Salsa, carrying 78 passengers and crew, suffered engine failure and sank Wednesday about 43 nautical miles from port in the Selayar Islands of South Sulawesi.
The accident again highlights Indonesia's recurring passenger-boat disasters, where overcrowding and weak safety standards remain common across the 17,000-island archipelago.