GILIMANUK, Indonesia — Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers expanded their search for dozens of missing people on Friday after a ferry sank in rough seas on the way to the resort island of Bali, with six bodies recovered.
The ferry carrying at least 65 people, including passengers and crew members, was making a 5-kilometer crossing from eastern Java island to Bali when it tilted and sank in bad weather on Wednesday night, witnesses and officials said.As of Friday morning, 30 people were still missing after 29 were plucked from the water to safety.Rescuers said one of the six found dead was a 3-year-old boy.Tearful survivors described their horror when the ship went down, including one man who lost his wife.
The ferry passage from Java’s Ketapang port to Gilimanuk port on Bali — one of the busiest crossings in the country — takes around one hour and is often used by people traveling between the islands with a car.Local rescue officials said the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya vessel sank 25 minutes into its journey.At least 306 rescuers were deployed on Friday for the search effort, the Java-based Surabaya search and rescue agency said.Bad weather The search was suspended overnight and resumed around 8 a.m.
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