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Indonesia Scales Down Bali Ferry Search as Teams Continue Mentawai Rescue Effort

A provincial team will resume search operations for the 17 missing after national efforts were halted

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Indonesia rescue team members sail on dinghies during a search operation for missing passengers, after the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, in Bali, Indonesia, July 3, 2025. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo
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Overview

  • National-level search of roughly 500 personnel was called off after two weeks and handed over to about 100 provincial rescuers for another seven days
  • As of July 14, officials have confirmed 18 dead, 30 survivors and 17 still unaccounted for from the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sinking
  • Rescuers located the sunken Bali ferry over the weekend, finding the wreck and its 22 vehicles in the Bali Strait
  • Preliminary findings from the Transportation Safety Committee indicate seawater entered the engine room through an open door, triggering the tilt and sinking
  • A separate capsize off the Mentawai Islands on July 14 left seven people rescued and 11 missing as rescue teams continue their search