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UPI
03-07-2025
- General
- UPI
Passenger ferry sinks off Bali killing 5 people, 29 unnaccounted for
Rescuers continued to scour the water for signs of life on Thursday morning, hours after authorities declared a major emergency after a ferry sank with 65 people on board close to the Indonesian island of Bali. Photo by Made Nagi/EPA July 3 (UPI) -- At least five people were killed and dozens were missing after a roll-on-roll passenger ferry sank in bad weather off the Indonesian tourist island of Bali. The Tunu Pratama Jaya was making a short-3-mile hop across the Bali Strait from Banyuwangi in West Java when it went down with 65 passengers and crew and 22 vehicles on board shortly after 11:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, according to the Surabaya office of the National Search and Rescue Agency. The agency said that 31 people had been pulled from the water alive, but that the search for survivors was being hampered by stormy conditions with eight-foot waves and strong winds and currents in and around the site of the sinking. The search and rescue operation, which was being followed closely by President Prabowo Subianto from Saudi Arabia, where he is on a state visit, involved more than 50 navy and police personnel, including divers, and a larger rescue vessel deployed from Surabaya. "He immediately ordered the Basarnas ranks and related agencies to promptly carry out emergency response for the rescue of passengers and crew as quickly as possible," Cabinet Secretary Lt. Col. Teddy Indra Wijayain said in a statement. An official said the cause was "bad weather," but the crew reported problems with the vessel's engine and sent out a distress signal shortly before it went down. A passenger manifest released by authorities indicated most of those rescued were residents of the port city of Banyuwangi or other parts of Java. According to the maritime tracking website Vessel Finder, the 242-foot-long Tunu Pratama Jaya was built in 2010 with a gross weight of 792 tons and is Indonesian-flagged. The sea route linking the main Indonesian island of Java with Bali is one of the busiest in the archipelago nation made up of more than 7,000 islands, with ferries the main mode of transport. However, the country's maritime operators have a poor safety record due to patchy enforcement of safety regulations and overcrowding. An Australian woman was killed in March after a vessel capsized off Bali with 16 people on board and at least 15 people were killed in July 2023 when a ferry sank in the Banda Sea on a crossing between two small islands off Sulawesi. In June 2018, three people were killed more than 160 remain missing, presumed dead, after a ferry sank on a lake in Sumatra. Officials said the wooden vessel was loaded to five times its capacity and had just 45 life jackets for the 188 passengers and crew on board. Only 21 people were rescued.
Perth Now
18-06-2025
- Perth Now
Death penalty looms for Aussie trio in Bali shooting
A third Australian man has been arrested over the Bali villa shooting that left one man dead and another seriously injured. Melbourne father Zivan 'Stipe' Radmanovic, 32, was fatally shot, while 34-year-old Sanar Ghanim was injured when the pair were ambushed during their stay at Villa Casa Santisya in Munggu, in Bali's Badung Regency, in the early hours of Saturday. Two gunmen fled the scene on motorbikes after bashing and shooting both men. On Tuesday, police said one suspect had been arrested while attempting to board a flight at Jakarta International Airport, and another was taken into custody in Singapore. By Wednesday, police confirmed that a third Australian man had been arrested in Singapore too. Zivan Radmanovic (left) was fatally shot, while Sanar Ghanim (right) was injured in the incident. Credit: Supplied All three men, identified by police only as 'D', 'C' and 'T', could face the death penalty if convicted, authorities said. Bali Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya said the third man allegedly helped transfer the gunmen into a white Toyota Fortuner, which was later found in Tabanan. The group then switched vehicles to a Suzuki XL7 and travelled to Surabaya in East Java before attempting to leave the country via Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta. 'One man was arrested by immigration and personnel from Jakarta police and National police in Jakarta airport,' Adityajaya said. 'The other two people managed to escape but we managed to bring them back by working together with Interpol working in the South-East Asian region.' Bali police display evidence related to the shooting of two Australians, at a police station in Badung, Bali, on June 18. Credit: Made Nagi / AAP The suspects used motorbikes and two cars to flee after the deadly attack, police say. Credit: Made Nagi / EPA Police have seized both vehicles, motorbikes, a sledgehammer, and a bloodstained shirt as part of their investigation. The Melbourne men were staying at the villa with their wives and another tourist, occupying all three rooms, when chaos erupted in the early hours of Saturday. According to 30-year-old Gourdeas Jazmyn, her husband Zivan Radmanovic was in the bathroom when a man, dressed in an orange jacket and wearing a dark helmet, burst in and opened fire. Jazmyn hid beneath the covers in bed as she heard her husband scream, followed by a volley of gunshots. Peeking out from under the blanket, she saw the gunman fleeing the bathroom. The two victims were staying at the villa with their wives when chaos erupted. Credit: Made Nagi / EPA Moments later, a second attacker, wearing a green jacket, dark mask, and helmet, was seen forcing his way into the neighbouring room by smashing a window, where the second victim, Sanar Ghanim, was staying. The first gunman was also seen entering that room, with witnesses reporting more gunfire soon after. Police later recovered 17 bullet casings, two intact bullets, and 55 projectile fragments from the scene. Radmanovic died at the scene, while Ghanim was rushed to hospital in a serious condition. Witnesses said the gunmen spoke with strong Australian accents, with one reportedly saying, 'I can't start my bike.'
