A FERRY carrying 65 individuals has sunk off the coast of Bali, leaving not less than 4 confirmed useless and dozens nonetheless lacking.
The vessel, KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya, was travelling from Ketapang Port in East Java to Gilimanuk Port in Bali when catastrophe struck.
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Authorities say the boat reported engine bother shortly earlier than it went down at 11.20pm native time on Wednesday.
It’s believed the vessel suffered a vital leak within the engine room, inflicting a complete energy failure earlier than capsizing.
The ferry was carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew members.
To this point, 29 individuals have been rescued, with many discovered unconscious after drifting in tough seas for hours.
The Surabaya Search and Rescue Company mentioned: “One other 4 individuals died and 23 have been rescued.”
That leaves not less than 32 nonetheless unaccounted for.
Search efforts have been underway since Wednesday night time, with 9 boats scouring the realm.
Rescuers are battling waves as much as two metres excessive.
The ferry had solely simply left East Java when it sank, lower than half-hour into the 31-mile journey, CNN studies.
The boat was additionally carrying 22 autos, together with 14 vans.
Its route is certainly one of Indonesia’s busiest and continuously utilized by locals and freight operators.
President Prabowo Subianto, presently on an official go to to Saudi Arabia, has ordered an emergency response.
Authorities are investigating what went incorrect—and whether or not extra individuals had been aboard than formally recorded.
Ferry disasters are tragically widespread in Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago of greater than 17,000 islands the place security lapses are frequent.
Simply final month, one other vessel capsized close to Nusa Lembongan however all passengers survived.
The Bali Strait crossing had been closed final week attributable to excessive waves, and two different ships had been just lately swept off beam and ran aground.
Elsewhere in Indonesia, dozens extra flights to vacationer hotspots had been cancelled after a massive ash cloud exploded from a volcano in the island of Flores.
Mount Lweotobi Laki-laki was seen spewing plumes of ash greater than 11km into the sky on Tuesday – sparking fears of an impending tsunami.
Authorities raised the best crimson alert and residents have been urged to keep away from actions inside a 7km radius across the crater.
A number of airways have since delayed or cancelled flights to and from Bali, the favored vacation vacation spot west of Flores.
These embrace Air India, Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Juneyao Airways, Singapore Airways and Virgin Australia.
Bali’s Gusti Ngurah rai Worldwide Airport confirmed that nearly 40 flights had been cancelled because of the explosion.
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