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View all search resultsSix dead, dozens missing in ferry accident in Bali Strait
According to authorities, the Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry departed Ketapang Port at 10:56 p.m. carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew members. Just 24 minutes into its journey, however, the vessel sent a distress call to Ketapang port officials, reporting there was a leak in its engine room.
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Tragedy at sea: A rescue team moves a victim's body brought to shore earlier on Thursday by local fishermen after a ferry sank on its way to Bali, in Banyuwangi, East Java. (AFP/Handout)
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t least six people were killed and dozens remain missing after the Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry sank near midnight on Wednesday while crossing the Bali Strait from Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java, to Gilimanuk Port in Jembrana, Bali.
A joint rescue operation involving Search and Rescue personnel from Bali and East Java, along with port authorities, local military units, police and volunteers, has been underway since the early hours of Thursday to search for the missing victims.
“We have also deployed 13 underwater rescue specialists, along with nine ships and a helicopter, to assist in the search,” said National Search and Rescue Agency head Air Vice Marshal Mohammad Syafi’i on Thursday.
Syafi’i noted that the operation had been hampered by strong ocean currents and waves reaching up to 2.5 meters. Authorities have urged fishermen and passing vessels in the Bali Strait to remain vigilant and to immediately report any signs of survivors or wreckage.
According to authorities, the Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry departed Ketapang Port at 10:56 p.m. carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew members.
Just 24 minutes into its journey, however, the vessel sent a distress call to Ketapang port officials, reporting that there was a leak in its engine room.
By 11:35 p.m., the ferry had lost all power and shortly afterward, it capsized and began drifting southward. Its last known position was recorded approximately 2.7 kilometers from Ketapang Port.
