Overview

• Rescue operations have saved 31 survivors and recovered four bodies from the Bali Strait.
• About 30 passengers and crew members remain unaccounted for as search teams persist despite adverse weather.
• The ferry was carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew on a routine route from Ketapang, Java, to Gilimanuk, Bali.
• Authorities have launched a formal investigation into the cause of the sinking, which remains unknown.
• Indonesia’s reliance on ferries and longstanding underinvestment in maritime safety have made such tragedies a recurring concern.