Rescuers in operation are pictured aboard a boat in waters near East Java, Indonesia, July 4, 2025. Six people were confirmed dead, 24 remain missing and 35 others have survived after a passenger ship sank in Indonesia's Bali Strait on Wednesday night, according to Gusti Ayu Ketut Wijayanti, spokesperson for the Search and Rescue Office in Bali. The ship carried 53 passengers, 12 crew members, and a dozen vehicles. (National Search and Rescue Agency of Indonesia/Handout via Xinhua)
JAKARTA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Six people were confirmed dead, 24 remain missing and 35 others have survived after a passenger ship sank in Indonesia's Bali Strait on Wednesday night, according to Gusti Ayu Ketut Wijayanti, spokesperson for the Search and Rescue Office in Bali.
Search and rescue operations were suspended on Thursday evening due to nightfall and will resume on Friday, Wijayanti said.
All recovered victims have been transported to a hospital in Jembrana Regency, Bali. ■
A rescuer of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) conducts search and rescue operations aboard a boat in waters near East Java, Indonesia, July 4, 2025. Six people were confirmed dead, 24 remain missing and 35 others have survived after a passenger ship sank in Indonesia's Bali Strait on Wednesday night, according to Gusti Ayu Ketut Wijayanti, spokesperson for the Search and Rescue Office in Bali. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
Rescuers of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) conduct search and rescue operations aboard a boat in waters near East Java, Indonesia, July 4, 2025. Six people were confirmed dead, 24 remain missing and 35 others have survived after a passenger ship sank in Indonesia's Bali Strait on Wednesday night, according to Gusti Ayu Ketut Wijayanti, spokesperson for the Search and Rescue Office in Bali. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
Rescuers of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) conduct search and rescue operations aboard a boat in waters near East Java, Indonesia, July 4, 2025. Six people were confirmed dead, 24 remain missing and 35 others have survived after a passenger ship sank in Indonesia's Bali Strait on Wednesday night, according to Gusti Ayu Ketut Wijayanti, spokesperson for the Search and Rescue Office in Bali. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
