![At least 18 people -- including a child -- were killed Wednesday after a speedboat capsized off the coast of Indonesia, authorities said.](http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/161103091941-indonesia-speedboat-capsizes-exlarge-169.jpg)
Jakarta, Indonesia – At least 18 people — including a child — were killed Wednesday after a speedboat capsized off the coast of Indonesia, authorities said.
The boat was carrying 98 migrants and three crew members when it sank after hitting a coral reef in a storm, Hardin Nafii with the Regional Disaster Management Agency of Indonesia’s Riau province told CNN.
At least 39 people have been rescued, while another 44 remain missing, the agency said.
![The boat was carrying 98 migrants and three crew members when it sank, Hardin Nafii with the Regional Disaster Management Agency of Indonesia's Riau province told CNN.](http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/161103092151-indonesia-speedboat-capsizes-3-exlarge-169.jpg)
The boat was traveling from the southern Malaysian state of Johor to Indonesia’s Batam island when it crashed into a reef after large waves and strong winds hit it, the agency official said.
As reported by CNN