TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Tourist killed as boat capsizes off Bali
At least two people were rushed to hospital, with one tourist pronounced dead, according to the police.
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
This handout from the Klungkung District Police taken on March 21, 2025 and released on March 22, 2025 shows survivors sitting on the hull of a capsized boat as they wait to be rescued after the snorkeling boat with tourists was hit by waves in Nusa Penida, Bali. (AFP/Handout/Klungkung Police)
A
boat carrying 16 people has capsized in rough waters off Bali, killing an Australian woman and injuring at least one other person, authorities said Saturday.
The Sea Dragon 2 boat was traveling to Nusa Penida in Bali on Friday morning when it was hit by large waves, Nusa Penida Police chief Sr. Comr. Ida Bagus Putra Sumerta told AFP.
The passengers, which included 11 Australian tourists, were rescued by a nearby boat. At least two people were rushed to hospital, with one tourist pronounced dead, Ida said. Another was treated for a burn injury.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement that at least two Australians were injured and that it was providing consular services to the family of another who was reported dead.
"We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time," the statement said.
Marine accidents are a regular occurrence in Indonesia, a Southeast Asian archipelago of around 17,000 islands, due to lax safety standards.
In 2018, more than 150 people drowned when a ferry sank in North Sumatra's Toba Lake, one of the world's deepest lakes.
