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Death toll from Indonesia's Bali Strait ferry sinking rises to 17
2025-07-12 00:17:55 / BOTA
The death toll from the sinking of a passenger ship in the Bali Strait in Indonesia rose to 17 on Friday.
In a joint virtual press conference, Ribut Eko Suyanto, deputy for search and rescue operations at the National Search and Rescue Agency, confirmed that two more bodies were found on Friday.
"The joint rescue team discovered two bodies and we have evacuated them," he said, adding that both victims had been transported to hospital for identification.
Suyanto noted that the search was now focusing on the southern part of the strait, following reports from local fishermen who found several objects believed to be part of the sunken ship.
Meanwhile, Soerjanto Tjahjono, head of the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT), said that strong underwater currents in the strait pose significant challenges. However, the KNKT is working to deploy a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to investigate the condition of the wreck.
"We will do our best to deploy the ROV. Once we know the condition of the ship, whether it is upright, tilted or resting on the seabed, we will determine if divers can safely enter it," he said.
The ship carrying 65 people sank on July 2, and 30 of them survived.
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