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The Star
13-07-2025
- General
- The Star
Bali ferry mishap: Fisherman finds body of another missing victim; death toll at 17
TOPSHOT - Indonesian rescuers and marine police officers search for missing victims of a ferry accident in the waters off the Bali Strait near Jembrana, on Bali island on July 5, 2025. Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers widened their search for dozens of missing people on July 4, after a ferry sank in rough seas on the way to the resort island of Bali, with six bodies recovered. --Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP JEMBRANA, Bali, Indonesia (Bernama-ANTARA): A fisherman in Bali found a body of woman on Saturday, believed to be one of 18 victims still missing at sea after Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry sank in Indonesia's Bali Strait, on July 2, reported ANTARA News Agency. The deceased was recovered by Adi Presetyo from the waters about four kilometers away from the shore of Pengambengan Village, Negara Subdistrict, Jembrana District, Bali, a local government official said. Rescue team then evacuated the deceased to a command post in Pabuahan Hamlet, Banyubiru Village, Negara Subdistrict, Acting Head of the Jembrana Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) I Putu Agus Artana Putra said. "The recovered body had been transported to the Blambangan Public Hospital in Banyuwangi District, East Java, for identification," he said. Putra added that the Pabuahan fishermen had recovered several bodies of the sunken vessel's passengers while out fishing in the aftermath of the ferry mishap. Meanwhile, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) extended the search operation for humanitarian reasons from Saturday, July 12, to Monday, July 14. This followed an earlier three-day extension, which ended on July 11. Deputy for Search and Rescue Operations and Preparedness at the agency, Ribut Eko Suyanto, said earlier that his office would reevaluate whether another extension of the search period is necessary later. As of Friday evening, the 10th day of search operations, the death toll from the ferry mishap stood at 17, with 30 survivors and 18 people still missing. The Tunu Pratama Jaya roll-on/roll-off ferry was carrying 53 passengers, 12 crew members, and 22 vehicles when it departed Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java, at 10.56 pm local time on July 2, 2025. The vessel sank en route to Gilimanuk Port in Bali at around 11.35 pm local time on the same day. In response to the tragedy, President Prabowo Subianto has directed all relevant government agencies to leave no stone unturned in rescuing the remaining passengers and crew of the ill-fated ferry. - Bernama-ANTARA
The Star
06-07-2025
- General
- The Star
'We will not stop': Transport ministers says Indonesia vows to find 29 missing after ferry sinks
Indonesian rescuers search for missing victims of a ferry accident in the waters off the Bali Strait near Jembrana, on Bali island on July 5, 2025. Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers widened their search for dozens of missing people on July 4, after a ferry sank in rough seas on the way to the resort island of Bali, with six bodies recovered. -- Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP JAKARTA (Bernama): Indonesian authorities have pledged to continue a large-scale search and rescue (SAR) operation for 29 people still missing after a passenger ferry sank in the Bali Strait this week. The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya went down late Wednesday night in waters off Ketapang, Banyuwangi, East Java, leaving six dead and 30 of the 65 passengers and crew rescued so far. "We will not stop until all victims are found. This is a humanitarian responsibility that must not be abandoned halfway,' said Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi in a statement. He said search efforts had been reinforced with assets from the Indonesian Navy, including a vessel equipped with sonar capable of detecting underwater objects at depths of up to 400 metres. A helicopter, navy divers from the special forces unit, and experts from the Hydro-Oceanographic Centre have also been deployed. National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) deputy for operations and preparedness, R. Eko Suyatno, said more than 10 vessels from the navy, police, and regional agencies, along with local fishing boats, are involved in the joint operation. The sea search area has been expanded to a 20-nautical-mile radius south of the suspected sinking site, while on land, teams of soldiers, police, and volunteers are combing the Banyuwangi coastline. "Two helicopters are conducting sweeps from north to south as part of the aerial search,' he said. Authorities are also preparing for a possible underwater recovery, with 22 divers having undergone medical examinations and additional equipment staged at the port, he added. The cause of the sinking is still under investigation. - Bernama
RNZ News
02-05-2025
- RNZ News
Power begins to return after outage in Indonesia's Bali island
Tourists walk on a beach in Canggu, Badung regency on Bali island. Photo: SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP Power has started returning in most areas affected by an outage in Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Friday, officials said, and efforts were continuing to fully restore services. A power outage hit a number of regions of Bali on Friday from 4pm local time (8pm NZ), said state utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara. The island's airport was also impacted but inbound and outbound flight traffic continued using backup generators, the airport's general manager Ahmad Syaugi Shahab said in a statement, although several departures had experienced delays. Images shared on social media showed road traffic holdups in Bali as a result of the outage and long lines at the airport check-in counters. Power began to return a few hours after the blackout. "State utility PLN managed to restore most of the electricity supply in Bali," the spokesperson of President Prabowo Subianto, Prasetyo Hadi said in a statement after calling PLN's CEO. "God willing, power connection in Bali will be fully restored tonight (Friday night)," he said. PLN prioritised restoring electricity to key infrastructure such as government offices, hospitals, the airport, as well as hotels, said Prasetyo. The outage was caused by disruption in the subsea cables which connect the electricity system in Bali with Java island, triggering blackouts in a number of areas in Bali, he added. Bali is Indonesia's main tourist hotspot, with 6.3 million foreign visitors last year, according to the island's statistics bureau. The island is a popular destination for New Zealanders. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, some 57,500 New Zealanders travelled to Indonesia in the year to March 2024 - principally to Bali. - Reuters (Additional reporting by RNZ)
RNZ News
02-05-2025
- RNZ News
Indonesia's Bali island hit by power outage
Tourists walk on a beach in Canggu, Badung regency on Bali island. Photo: SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP A power outage hit several regions of Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Friday and efforts were underway to restore services to those affected, state utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara said. The island's airport was also impacted but inbound and outbound flight traffic continued, the airport's operator said on its Instagram page. State utility PLN said it was investigating the cause of the outage and working on restoring the power connection. "The recovery process is currently being carried out gradually," its spokesperson in Bali I Wayan Eka Susana said in a statement. Images shared on social media showed road traffic holdups in Bali as a result of the outage and long lines at the airport check-in counters. Bali is Indonesia's main tourist hotspot, with 6.3 million foreign visitors last year, according to the island's statistics bureau. The island is a popular tourist hotspot for New Zealanders. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about 57,500 New Zealanders travelled to Indonesia in the year to March 2024 - principally to Bali. - Reuters (Additional reporting by RNZ)
