43 people missing after the ferry near Bali, Indonesia, while rescuers are looking for
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The rescuers were looking for 43 people who disappeared in agitated seas on Thursday after night after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near Indonesia island in Bali.
The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving the port of Ketapang by East Java on Wednesday evening, the National Search and Rescue Agency said in a statement. He was intended for the Gilimanuk port in Bali, a 30 -mile trip.
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In this photo published by the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Indonesian (Basarnas), the rescuers are looking for victims after a ferry on the way to the Bali vacation island flowed Ketapang, East Java, in Indonesia, early Thursday, July 3, 2025. (Basarnas via AP)
The ferry carried 53 passengers, 12 crew members and 22 vehicles, including 14 trucks, he said.
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Two bodies were recovered and 20 were rescued, many of which are unconscious after deriving in the jerky waters for hours, said Banyuwangi police chief Rama Samtama Putra.
Ferry disasters are common in Indonesia, whose flag is represented here. (MAKSIM KONSTANTINOV / SOPA Images / Lightrocket via Getty Images)
Nine boats, including two tugs and two inflatable boats, have been looking for people who have disappeared since Wednesday evening, fighting against waves up to 6.5 feet high in the dark of the night.
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Ferry tragedies are common in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, where ferries are often used because transport and safety regulations can be launched.
