Wreck of sunken ferry found upside down in Bali Strait
Indonesia rescue team members sail on dinghies during a search operation for missing passengers, after the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, on July 3, 2025.
JAKARTA - The joint search and rescue (SAR) team has finally located the wreck of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry on the seabed of the Bali Strait using an underwater drone, following i
ts sinking just before midnight on July 2 .
Second Fleet Sea Combat Task Force (Guspurla) commander Endra Hartono confirmed that the vessel was found upside down during a monitoring operation on July 12.
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