Indonesia: Boat carrying holidaymakers capsizes, 4 dead, 38 missing

There have been reports of a boat sinking near Bali, Indonesia. Four people died, 38 are missing and 23 people survived after a boat carrying 65 people sank near the island of Bali, Indonesia.Hesaidthat rescue efforts are still underway. Four people were rescued on Thursday morning.

Bali.There are reports of a boat sinking near Bali, Indonesia. Four people died, 38 are missing and 23 people survived after a boat carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali. Rescue officials said rescue efforts were still underway.

There were a total of 53 passengers and 12 crew members on the boat

The ferry's manifestdatashowed a total of 53 passengers and 12 crew members. The ferry sank in the Bali Strait at about 11:20 p.m. on Wednesday as it headed to the popular holiday destination off Indonesia's main island of Java, the Surabaya Search and Rescue Agency said in a statement.

The boat also carried 22 vehicles, including 14 trucks

Four people were rescued on Thursday morning, the agency said in a later statement. It said the boat, which sank at 23:20 local time, was also carrying 22 vehicles, including 14 trucks.

Maritime accidents are a regular occurrence in Indonesia, a Southeast Asian archipelago of about 17,000 islands, due in part to lax safety standards.

The accident also happened in March

In March, a boat carrying 16 people capsized in rough waters off the coast of Bali, killing an Australian woman and injuring at least one other person.

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