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Rescuers comb wreckage after Indonesian tour boat sinking kills football coach

Rescuers search wreckage after football coach dies in Indonesian tour boat sinking
  • Wreckage of a sunken tourist boat was discovered off the coast of Indonesia during a search for Spanish football coach Fernando Martin and his family.
  • The vessel, carrying 11 people, sank overnight on Saturday, 27 December, near Padar Island in Komodo National Park.
  • The incident occurred after the boat suffered an engine failure during a trip.
  • Rescuers found debris from the vessel, including a gas cylinder and fragments of the hull.
  • Fernando Martín, a coach with La Liga side Valencia CF, has been confirmed dead along with three members of his family.
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