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National Search and Rescue Agency reports rescuers are searching for 43 people after a vessel sinks off the resort island of Bali.
In rough seas overnight, rescuers are searching for 43 people missing after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near Indonesia’s resort island of Bali.
The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry sank almost half an hour after leaving East Java’s Ketapang port late Wednesday, as stated by the National Search and Rescue Agency.
It was on its way to Bali’s Gilimanuk port, a 50-kilometre (30-mile) trip.
The ferry carried 53 passengers, 12 crew members, and 22 vehicles, including 14 trucks, according to the agency.
Two bodies have been recovered, and 20 people have been rescued, many of whom were unconscious after spending hours drifting in choppy waters, said Banyuwangi police chief, Rama Samtama Putra.
Since Wednesday night, nine boats, including two tug boats and two inflatable boats, have been searching for the missing individuals, battling waves up to two metres (6.5ft) high in the darkness.
Ferry tragedies are common in Indonesia, an archipelago of over 17,000 islands, where ferries serve as vital transportation and safety protocols may not always be enforced.
More to follow…
The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry sank almost half an hour after leaving East Java’s Ketapang port late Wednesday, as stated by the National Search and Rescue Agency.
It was on its way to Bali’s Gilimanuk port, a 50-kilometre (30-mile) trip.
The ferry carried 53 passengers, 12 crew members, and 22 vehicles, including 14 trucks, according to the agency.
Two bodies have been recovered, and 20 people have been rescued, many of whom were unconscious after spending hours drifting in choppy waters, said Banyuwangi police chief, Rama Samtama Putra.
Since Wednesday night, nine boats, including two tug boats and two inflatable boats, have been searching for the missing individuals, battling waves up to two metres (6.5ft) high in the darkness.
Ferry tragedies are common in Indonesia, an archipelago of over 17,000 islands, where ferries serve as vital transportation and safety protocols may not always be enforced.
More to follow…
