Ferry accident: Hu sends condolences

China Daily | Updated: 2009-01-13 07:37

A woman is held by her son after locating the name of her daughter on the list of passengers of the Teratai Prima - which capsized 50 km off the coast of Sulawesi before dawn on Sunday - at the Parepare port, Indonesia, yesterday. Reuters

Chinese President Hu Jintao sent a message of condolence to his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday as rescuers battled huge waves and a downpour to look for survivors of a ferry that capsized in the waters off Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Sunday.