4 dead, 38 missing after ship sinks in Indonesia

Four people have been confirmed dead, 38 are missing, and 23 others survived after a passenger ship sank in the Bali Strait of Indonesia early on Thursday, a senior official from the East Java Search and Rescue Office, Tholeb Vatelehan, said on Thursday.

The wooden vessel, KM Tunu Pratama Jaya, was travelling from Ketapang seaport in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, to



Gilimanuk seaport in Jembrana Regency on Bali Island when it went down, according to the official. “As many as 23 people survived the incident, four were dead, and 38 others remained missing,” Vatelehan said.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has ordered the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) to immediately rescue the passengers and crew of the inter-island ferry.