A terrible drama has just occurred in Indonesia. At least 61 people are missing after the sinking of a ferry in the night of Wednesday to Thursday off the island of Bali.
According to the list of people boarded by the ferry, “53 passengers and 12 crew members,” said Surabaya research and rescue agency in a statement on Thursday. The ship sank around 11:20 p.m. (5:20 p.m. in Paris).
Four rescued people
Four people were rescued in the early hours of this Thursday, added the agency in another press release, adding that survivors’ research continued. The ship “also transported 22 vehicles, including 14 trucks”.
Maritime accidents regularly occur in Indonesia, a vast archipelago of around 17,000 islands, partly due to lax safety standards.
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In March, a boat carrying 16 people capsized in agitated sea conditions off the same tourist island of Bali. An Australian died and at least another person was injured. In 2018, more than 150 people died when a ferry sunk in Lake Toba, one of the deepest lakes in the world on the island of Sumatra.
