Indonesia suspends search for 30 missing after ferry sinks near Bali


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  • Thursday, 03 Jul 2025

Kholil, 26, a survivor of KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry sinking, reacts as he meets with his relative after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, at Gilimanuk port in Bali, Indonesia, July 3, 2025. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo

JEMBRANA, GILIMANUK, Indonesia (Reuters) -Indonesian rescuers on Thursday temporarily halted a search for 30 people still missing after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the island of Bali with the loss of six lives, the national search and rescue agency said.

The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving East Java province's Banyuwangi port on its way to Bali late on Wednesday, the agency said.

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