Spanish family of four missing after boat sinks off Indonesia

The father and three of his children, who were on holiday in Indonesia, have been missing since Friday night when the boat capsized in waves of up to three metres in the Padar Island Strait near the island of Labuan Bajo, a popular tourist spot.

Rescue teams searched the waters, still choppy with high waves and strong currents, from the early morning until 6 p.m. local time, finding wreckage and debris of the boat.

Authorities halted the search overnight and will resume on Sunday morning local time, Indonesia's search and rescue agency SAR said in a statement.

The mother and one daughter from the Spanish family, as well as four crew members and a tour guide, were rescued and safe, the agency added.