Passenger Ferry Sinks Off Bali Killing 5 People, 29 Unaccounted For
- The roll-on/roll-off ferry KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank late on Wednesday near Bali while carrying 53 passengers, 12 crew, and 22 vehicles.
- The sinking occurred during bad weather with rough seas and waves up to 2.5 meters, which also hampered initial rescue efforts.
- Rescuers deployed helicopters, rescue vessels including the KN Permadi, and over 50 personnel to find survivors and search for missing people amid strong currents.
- Officials confirmed at least five dead and 29 to 38 people missing, while 31 survivors were rescued, many after drifting hours in choppy water.
- The ongoing search operations reflect Indonesia's frequent ferry accidents influenced by poor safety enforcement and challenging maritime conditions.
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Search resumes for 30 missing as ferry to Bali capsizes in bad weather killing six including child
JAKARTA, July 4 — At least six people were dead and dozens unaccounted for yesterday after a ferry sank in rough seas on its way to the Indonesian resort island Bali, according to rescue authorities who said 29 survivors had been plucked from the water so far. Rescuers were racing to find 30 people still missing at sea after the vessel carrying 65 passengers and crew sank before midnight on Wednesday, as it sailed to the popular holiday destinat…

Indonesian rescuers intensify search for 30 people missing after ferry sinks near Bali
GILIMANUK, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities intensified on Friday a search operation for 30 people missing after a ferry sank near the tourist island of Bali.
Ferry sinks near Bali, Indonesia, leaving 6 dead and 29 missing as rescuers search for survivors
Indonesian rescuers were searching for 29 people who remained missing Thursday after a ferry sank and six people died the previous night near Indonesia's resort island of Bali.
Indonesia Suspends Search for 30 Missing After Ferry Sinks Near Bali
JEMBRANA, GILIMANUK, Indonesia—Indonesian rescuers on Thursday temporarily halted a search for 30 people still missing after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the island of Bali with the loss of six lives, the national search and rescue agency said. The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving East Java province’s Banyuwangi port on its way to Bali late on Wednesday, the agency said. The rescuers called off the search on T…
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