Flotsam & Jetsam

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Indonesian Dive Boat Sinks. A trip to the toilet tragically turned into a trip to Davy Jones' Locker for Indonesian dive guide Veronica Beatrix Jessica, 23, when the dive boat she was on capsized and sank in the Komodo National Park on October 13. The KM Feronia was carrying 25 passengers and five crew. A wooden phinisi-style vessel left Labuan Bajo marina around 8.00 a.m. for Komodo National Park for a dive at the popular Manta Point. A search and rescue mission was launched that afternoon, but Veronica was not found before deteriorating conditions halted the search. Indonesia CNN broadcast that the boat reportedly hit a sudden and powerful whirlpool/eddy. Because of its short, narrow hull combined with a relatively high cabin structure, the craft became unstable, tilted heavily to its left side, and rapidly went under....

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