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Passengers jump into sea as ferry sinks in Indonesian strait Passengers jump into sea as ferry sinks in Indonesian strait
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A ferry capsized in the strait between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Java on Friday and TV footage showed passengers standing on its side then jumping into the sea as the boat sank in placid waters. JAKARTA, Indonesia — A ferry capsized in the strait between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Java on Friday and TV video showed passengers standing on its side, then jumping into the sea as it sank in placid waters. Officials said 71 people were rescued and at least four were still missing.
Official statements about how many people were rescued ranged from 41 to 71. Didi Hamzar, head of Bali’s Search and Rescue Agency, said the ship’s manifest listed 51 people on board including 14 crewmen. Passenger boats are frequently overloaded beyond their manifests in Indonesia.
Didi Hamzar, head of Bali’s Search and Rescue Agency, said the ship’s manifest listed 51 people on board including 14 crewmen. Passenger boats are frequently overloaded in Indonesia. He told TVOne that 10 people were missing based on the manifest. Video broadcast by TVOne showed other ships in the background as the ferry, Rafelia 2, sank in the narrow Bali Strait. It languished on its side before capsizing.
Footage broadcast by TVOne showed other ships in the background as the ferry, Tafelia 2, sank in the narrow Bali Strait. It languished on its side before capsizing. Boats are a popular and relatively cheap form of transportation in the world’s largest archipelago nation, which spans more than 17,000 islands with a population of 256 million. Sea accidents are common, with safety regulations often poorly enforced.
Boats are a popular and relatively cheap form of transportation in the world’s largest archipelago nation which spans more than 17,000 islands with a population of 256 million. Sea accidents are common, with safety regulations often poorly enforced. The ferry was traveling from Gilimanuk port in Bali to Banyuwangi on Java. The cause of the accident was under investigation.
The ferry was enroute from Gilimanuk port in Bali to Banyawangi on Java. Local navy chief Lt. Col. Wahyu Endriawan said 71 people were rescued.
A local navy chief Lt. Col. Wahyu Endriawan said a total of 71 people have been rescued without any casualties.
“We cannot yet know whether some were trapped inside the ship which has totally submerged,” he told MetroTV.“We cannot yet know whether some were trapped inside the ship which has totally submerged,” he told MetroTV.
Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho also said 71 people were rescued while four others — the captain, a deck officer, and a woman and child — were still missing.
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