Overview

• Authorities confirmed six fatalities and released the names of 29 survivors, while 30 people remain unaccounted for from the ferry’s manifest of 53 passengers and 12 crew
• Search operations resumed Friday morning with more than 160 rescuers including police and soldiers, deploying three helicopters, a thermal drone and about 20 vessels, and navy ships will be added as seas worsen
• Weather conditions with waves up to 2.5 meters and strong winds have repeatedly disrupted visibility and complicated both aerial and sea searches
• Survivor accounts of an engine-room leak before the ferry went down roughly 25 minutes after departing Ketapang port have prompted an investigation into possible mechanical failure and manifest discrepancies
• Families have gathered at Gilimanuk port as survivors receive medical treatment and authorities prepare recovered bodies for return, highlighting longstanding safety concerns in Indonesia’s inter-island ferry network