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Rescuers Intensify Hunt for 30 Missing After Bali Strait Ferry Sinks

Rescue teams resumed operations with more than 300 personnel braving waves of up to 2.5 metres

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Rescuers search for victims after a ferry sank in the waters off Jembrana, Bali, Indonesia, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
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Overview

  • The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry sank about 25 minutes after departing Ketapang port late Wednesday on its way to Gilimanuk in Bali
  • As of Friday morning, 29 survivors have been plucked from the water and six bodies recovered, leaving 30 people still unaccounted for
  • Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency has deployed over 300 personnel along with naval vessels, helicopters, drones and local boats to widen searches along Java and Bali coastlines
  • Authorities are investigating discrepancies between the ferry’s manifest of 53 passengers and 12 crew and unconfirmed reports of additional travellers on board
  • Investigators are probing survivors’ accounts of an engine-room leak and assessing broader safety lapses in Indonesia’s inter-island ferry system