In Indonesia, at least eight people died and several others remain missing after a passenger boat capsized off the coast of Borneo today. <br/><br/>A senior official of the local search and rescue agency, Gusti Anwar Mulyadi said the ferry was carrying some 45 people when it sank just minutes after leaving Tanjung Selor in North Borneo province. He said some 33 people have so far been rescued and navy personnel have been dispatched to search for the remaining passengers, but said high waves are impeding operations.<br/><br/>Mulyadi told AFP that they do not know yet what has caused the accident and how exactly it happened.<br/>It is the latest boat accident in the vast Indonesian archipelago, which relies heavily on boats to ferry people around its 17,000 islands, but has a patchy safety record.