Wellington, Aug 7 (Xinhua) More than 60 people are now believed to be missing following the sinking of a ferry sailing between the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa and an outer island Wednesday night.

Tonga's police commander Chris Kelly, who was coordinating the search for survivors, said that a revised manifest listed 117 people on board the Princess Ashika ferry.

Kelly said that two bodies have been recovered, 53 people have survived and 62 others are still missing, Radio New Zealand reported Friday.

Previously it was thought that 33 people were unaccounted for.

One of the bodies recovered is that of a British man who was carrying a New Zealand driver's licence.