SIMALUNGUN, Indonesia: The rescue of victims of the ill-fated ferry that sank into the depths of a volcanic lake has turned into a search-and-recovery operation.

This developed as police detained the captain of the overloaded Indonesian ferry for questioning over the deadly disaster, authorities said yesterday.

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