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Saudi Gazette
05-07-2025
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- Saudi Gazette
Indonesia suspends search for 29 missing after Bali ferry sinking due to poor visibility
GILIMANUK, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities suspended the search for 29 people still missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Bali, citing worsening weather and low visibility that hampered rescue operations. The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry, carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew members, sank late Wednesday only 30 minutes into its short 5-kilometer journey between Ketapang in East Java and Gilimanuk in Bali. The vessel reportedly went down after rough seas rocked it, causing heavy vehicles to shift and capsize the ferry. By Friday evening, six deaths had been confirmed, and 30 people rescued — including a male passenger who initially went unreported after returning home without notifying authorities. The National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) said 29 people remained unaccounted for. Ribut Eko Suyatno, deputy chief of operations at BASARNAS, said the search was suspended Friday evening after visibility dropped to just 3 kilometers due to heavy fog and waves reaching 2.5 operation, which had resumed earlier that morning with 160 personnel, three helicopters, thermal drones, and 20 vessels, will resume Saturday morning.'There were strong winds and high waves making the effort dangerous. It's hard to search when you can barely see,' said scenes unfolded at the port in Gilimanuk and at the Jembrana Regional Hospital, where survivors were treated. Among those grieving was Bintang Nur Hidayat, who lost his wife, Nindi Elly Rosita — just two weeks after their wedding. The couple had been heading to Bali for their honeymoon.'She slipped from my grasp,' he said, sobbing in his father's arms. 'Please forgive me, Nindi.'His father, Achmad, explained that both jumped into the sea together, but the ship's sudden sinking created waves that tore them Bejo Santoso described terrifying moments as the ferry began to list due to heavy waves and uneven vehicle weight distribution. 'Trucks and cars fell to one side, and within five minutes, it was all over,' he said. 'There was no time for crew instructions.'Santoso, who was traveling alone, clung to a life jacket for over six hours until rescued by a fisherman. He said many onboard were unable to reach life jackets in of his fellow survivors died in the water after four hours, reportedly due to a lung condition and swallowing sea water. The group of three stayed with the body until help are investigating the cause of the sinking. Some survivors suggested a possible leak in the engine room, while others pointed to extreme weather and strong ferry was carrying 22 vehicles, including 14 accidents are tragically common in Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago of over 17,000 islands. In 2018, a ferry overloaded with 200 passengers sank in Lake Toba, killing 167 people. In 2023, 15 people died when a boat capsized off efforts to tighten safety rules, enforcement remains weak. The government has promised a full inquiry into the Bali incident to determine whether negligence or weather was to blame. — Agencies
Al Arabiya
04-07-2025
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- Al Arabiya
Indonesian rescuers intensify search for 30 people missing after ferry sinks near Bali
Indonesian authorities intensified on Friday a search operation for 30 people missing after a ferry sank near the tourist island of Bali. The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving Ketapang port in East Java late Wednesday for a trip of about 5 kilometers (3 miles) to Bali's Gilimanuk port. The search and rescue operation was halted Thursday evening due to visibility problems and resumed on Friday morning with more than 160 rescuers, including police and soldiers, said Ribut Eko Suyatno, the deputy chief of operations at the National Search and Rescue Agency. Three helicopters and a thermal drone were deployed to conduct an aerial search over the waters of the Bali Strait, while about 20 vessels were mobilized for the sea search, Suyatno said. As weather forecasts predict high waves and rough waters around the Bali Strait on Friday, he said at least three navy ships to being deployed to replace small boats. Videos and photos released by the agency showed rescuers looking desperately from rescue boats in the waters, but no new survivors. The agency released the names of 29 survivors and six people confirmed dead late Thursday. It didn't release names of the missing, but according to the passenger manifest there were 30 people missing. On Friday, survivors were being treated at Bali's Jembrana Regional Hospital, while the bodies have been handed over to the families for funerals. Distraught relatives gathered at the port office in Gilimanuk hoping for news of missing family members. Indonesian authorities are investigating the cause of the accident. Survivors told rescuers there appeared to be a leak in the engine room of the ferry, which was carrying 22 vehicles, including 14 trucks. Ferry tragedies occur regularly in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, with weak enforcement of safety regulations often to blame. Fifteen people were killed after a boat capsized off Indonesia's Sulawesi in 2023, while another ferry sank in rough seas near Bali in 2021 leaving seven dead and 11 missing. In 2018, an overcrowded ferry sank with about 200 people on board in a deep volcanic crater lake in North Sumatra province, killing 167 people. In one of the country's worst recorded disasters, an overcrowded passenger ship sank in February 1999 with 332 people aboard. There were only 20 survivors.
The Independent
04-07-2025
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- The Independent
Indonesian rescuers intensify search for 30 people missing after ferry sinks near Bali
Indonesian authorities intensified on Friday a search operation for 30 people missing after a ferry sank near the tourist island of Bali. The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving Ketapang port in East Java late Wednesday for a trip of about 5 kilometers (3 miles) to Bali's Gilimanuk port. The search and rescue operation was halted Thursday evening due to visibility problems and resumed on Friday morning with more than 160 rescuers including police and soldiers, said Ribut Eko Suyatno, the deputy chief of operations at the National Search and Rescue Agency. Three helicopters and a thermal drone were deployed to conduct an aerial search over the waters of the Bali Strait, while about 20 vessels were mobilized for the sea search, Suyatno said. As weather forecasts predict high waves and rough waters around the Bali Strait on Friday, he said at least three navy ships to being deployed to replace small boats. Videos and photos released by the agency showed rescuers looking desperately from rescue boats in the waters but no new survivors. The agency released the names of 29 survivors and six people confirmed dead late Thursday. It didn't release names of the missing, but according to the passenger manifest there were 30 people missing. On Friday, survivors were being treated at Bali's Jembrana Regional Hospital, while the bodies have been handed over to the families for funerals. Distraught relatives gathered at the port office in Gilimanuk, hoping for news of missing family members. Indonesian authorities are investigating the cause of the accident. Survivors told rescuers there appeared to be a leak in the engine room of the ferry, which was carrying 22 vehicles including 14 trucks. Ferry tragedies occur regularly in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, with weak enforcement of safety regulations often to blame. Fifteen people were killed after a boat capsized off Indonesia's Sulawesi in 2023, while another ferry sank in rough seas near Bali in 2021, leaving seven dead and 11 missing. In 2018, an overcrowded ferry sank with about 200 people on board in a deep volcanic crater lake in North Sumatra province, killing 167 people. In one of the country's worst recorded disasters, an overcrowded passenger ship sank in February 1999 with 332 people aboard. There were only 20 survivors. ___
