Main points
- A ferry carrying 53 passengers, 12 crew members and 22 vehicles sank near Bali on the evening of July 2.
- At least four people were killed and 23 were rescued. Rescuers searched overnight for 38 missing people.
Ferry sinks near Bali / Screenshot from AP video
A ferry sank near the Indonesian resort island of Bali late in the evening on July 2. Rescuers spent the night searching for 38 people missing in rough seas. There are fatalities.
This was reported by Channel 24, citing AP.
Ferry sinks near Bali
The ferry, which was carrying 53 passengers, 12 crew members and 22 vehicles, including 14 trucks, sank near Bali.
At least 4 people were killed. 23 people were rescued. Rescuers searched for 38 missing people overnight.
Ferry sinks near Bali / Photo BASARNAS via AP
The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank nearly half an hour after leaving Ketapang port in East Java late Wednesday, according to the National Search and Rescue Agency. The ferry was heading to Gilimanuk port in Bali, a 50-kilometer journey.
Police said many of those rescued were initially unconscious after drifting for hours in rough waters.
Nine boats, including two tugboats and the same number of inflatable boats, searched for the missing people, battling waves up to 2 meters high in the darkness of the night.
By the way, the publication noted that ferry tragedies are common in Indonesia, an archipelago with more than 17,000 islands. Ferries are often used as transport, and safety rules are not always followed.
