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Rescue Teams Continue Search for 43 Missing After Bali Strait Ferry Sinking

Battling two-meter swells, a fleet of specialized vessels struggles to reach the sunken ship.

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Two people are believed to be dead and dozens more are still missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Bali.
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
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Overview

  • The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank about 25 minutes after departing Ketapang Port on the night of July 2 en route to Gilimanuk, with 53 passengers, 12 crew members and 22 vehicles on board.
  • Rescuers have recovered two bodies and 24 survivors, including four people who escaped in the ferry’s lifeboat.
  • Multi-agency teams from the Surabaya and National Search and Rescue agencies are coordinating operations with nine vessels in seas reaching two meters high.
  • Officials are probing discrepancies between the ferry’s official manifest and reports of additional passengers on board.
  • The disaster underscores Indonesia’s chronic safety and regulatory gaps that have fueled recurring deadly ferry incidents.