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Sinar Daily
03-07-2025
- General
- Sinar Daily
Passenger ferry with 65 onboard sinks in Bali, casualties reported
At least four passengers have been confirmed dead. 03 Jul 2025 01:20pm Family members wait at Ketapang Port in East Java for updates on the search for missing people after a ferry sank on its way to the popular Indonesian resort island of Bali. - Photo via STR/AFP JAKARTA - A passenger ferry carrying 12 crew members, 53 passengers, and 22 vehicles sank in the Bali Strait late Wednesday night en route to Bali from East Java, local media reported Thursday, citing Indonesian authorities. At least four passengers have been confirmed dead. The KMP Tunu, which was sailing from Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi to Gilimanuk Port in Bali, issued a distress call at 11.20 pm local time before sinking at 11.35 pm, according to the Banyuwangi Search and Rescue (SAR) office. "A distress signal was received, and the ferry was seen sinking by port monitoring officers,' SAR coordinator Wahyu Setiabudi said on Thursday, as quoted by news portal Kompas. A joint rescue team was deployed at 12.18 am but evacuation was hampered by rough sea conditions. "Waves reached up to 2.5 metres' at the vessel's last known location, said the coordinator. He added that 14 people were rescued as of this morning. - BERNAMA More Like This
DW
03-07-2025
- DW
Indonesia: Dozens missing after boat sinks near Bali – DW – 07/03/2025
A ferry carrying 65 people capsized overnight between the islands of Java and Bali. At least four people have been rescued so far. A boat carrying dozens of passengers and vehicles capsized and sank near the popular tourist island of Bali in Indonesia, local emergency officials said Thursday. The ferry was carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew, as well as 22 vehicles, the Surabaya search and rescue agency, which is based in Java, said. The rescue agency added in a later statement on Thursday that at least four people had been rescued. The AP news agency cited Banyuwangi police as saying that two people had died and 43 people were missing, while the AFP news agency said 61 people were missing, according to Surabaya search and rescue agency. The vessel, the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya, sank at around 23:20 local time (15:20 UTC/GMT). It departed from East Java's Ketapang Port shortly before 11 p.m. local time Wednesday, and sent a distress signal about 20 minutes later, said Wahyu Setiabudi, coordinator of the search and rescue post in Banyuwangi on Java island. The ferry was headed for Gilimanuk Port in Bali, a 50-kilometer (30-mile) trip. Search and rescue workers were deployed to the area of the vessel's last known location, but efforts were hindered by rough seas and inclement weather, Wahyu said. Local media reported that the boat had issued a mayday call requesting urgent assistance because of an engine malfunction. Ferries are a common mode of transportation in Indonesia, a vast archipelago of over 17,000 islands. Maritime accidents are common in the country, where safety standards are poorly enforced. A boat carrying 16 people capsized near Bali in March, killing one Australian woman and injuring one other person. More than 150 people drowned when a ferry sank on Lake Toba on Sumatra island in 2018.
