Survivor, relative react after ferry sinks with more than 600 aboard

(5 Jan 2007) 1. Mid of Indonesian Navy ship arriving at naval port 2. Pan of survivors on board ship 3. Cutaway of sailor on board 4. Mid of survivor being carried from ship on stretcher 5. Mid of survivor attached to medical drip being helped ashore 6. Mid of survivor and army solider walking to ambulance 7. Mid of ambulances leaving port with survivors 8. Mid of survivor receiving treatment from doctor in hospital 9. Close of doctor treating patient's shoulder 10. Mid of hospital official taking notes from survivor in hospital waiting room 11. SOUNDBITE: (Indonesian) Ahmad Rifai, survivor: "I'm very traumatised - when I remember those nights when I was adrift on the ocean in the middle of the dark night with storms, rain, lightning and waves up to 4 to 5 metres (12-15 feet) high.... There was nothing I could do, I could only chant God is great, God is great." 12. Mid of relatives waiting outside hospital 13. SOUNDBITE: (Indonesian) Vox pop, relative of survivor: "All I need is just information from the company (who own the ship). At the moment we are just waiting without any information. We don't need money or an insurance payment, all we need is just information about our family." 14. Close of woman holding up picture of missing relatives STORYLINE A group of survivors from the Indonesian ferry disaster were transported to safety on Friday, two days after they were rescued at sea. The group of 15 survivors were transported by naval ship to Surabaya, and then transferred to a nearby hospital. Those rescued were found several hundred kilometres (miles) from where the ferry sank in the Java Sea just before midnight on Friday carrying around 600 people. One of the survivors, Ahmad Rifai, said he and 14 others on a life raft spotted land three times, but high waves prevented them from paddling their vessel ashore. They survived on rain water during five days at sea before washing up on an island hundreds of kilometres from where the ferry sank. "When I remember those night when I was adrift on the ocean in the middle of the dark night with storms, rain, lightning and waves up until 4 to 5 meters (12-15 feet) high.... There was nothing I could do, I only can chant God is great, God is great," said Rifai. But there was only frustration for the relatives of those still missing. "At the moment we are just waiting without any information. We don't need money or an insurance payment, all we need is just information about our family," said one relative. Since Wednesday, no survivors have been found and search planes have only spotted life vests and empty boats, leading one rescue official to say he doubted that more people would be found alive in the tropical waters. Around 220 people, including the captain, of the more than 600 people on board survived the accident. Indonesia has been wracked in recent weeks by seasonal storms that have triggered deadly landslides, flooding and at least six maritime accidents in different parts of the sprawling archipelago. A jetliner with 102 people on board disappeared in heavy winds and is still missing. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...