JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Five European scuba divers were missing Friday after being swept away by powerful currents off eastern Indonesia, police said.

Three British divers and one each from France and Sweden were last seen plunging from their wooden boat Thursday for what was supposed to be an hour-long dive near Komodo island, said Buce Helo, chief of local police.

A sea search was launched after the five were reported missing by other foreigners who were waiting to dive, the police chief said.

Police and soldiers plied the waters on port authority boats and small vessels borrowed from area residents.

Recommended only for experienced divers, it is in a place where the Indian and Pacific Oceans meet, creating currents that converge and separate. Whirlpools and eddies can pull divers downwards.