Bali Boat: Boat accident in Bali: Four dead, 61 missing

A fatal accident has occurred on the resort island of Bali in Indonesia.The boat KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya, carrying 65 tourists, including 53 passengers and 12 crew members, capsized. Four people lost their lives in the accident. Another 23 people were rescued, while rescue teams are searching for 38 people. The boat KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank about half an hour after leaving Kethapang port in EastJava
on Wednesday night,the National Search and Rescue Agency said in a statement. The boat was heading 50 kilometers towards the port of Gilimanuk in Bali.

Dead & Missing
According to the rescue agency, there were 53 passengers, 12 crew members and 22 vehicles on the ferry, including 14 trucks. Banyuwangi police chief Rama Samatamaputra said the rescue team has so farFour bodies were found.Another 23 people were rescued, he said. All of them were found unconscious after drowning. The incident is estimated to have occurred at 11:20 pm. Special divers were deployed as some of the Indonesian missing may include women and children.

Rescue operation continues
Emergency search operations are underway under the leadership of the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency. At the time of the accident, the boat was about 50 kilometers (31 miles) off the coast of Gilimanuk on the island of Bali. The time of the accident is estimated to be around 11:20 p.m.

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