Ferry was carrying at least 65 people, including passengers and crew, from the east of Java Island to Bali, when he sank; On Friday morning (4), 30 people were still missing
Hundreds of employees of the emergency teams of the The search area of the dozens of missing in the wreck of a ferry that was going to the tourist island expanded on Friday a tragedy that killed at least six people. The ferry carried at least 65 people, including passengers and crew members from the east of Java Island, the most populous in the archipelago, for the popular vacation destination. On Friday morning, 30 people were still missing. Emergency teams found 29 survivors. Of the six bodies recovered, one was from a three -year -old.
Authorities expanded the search zone on the back of Java Leste and Bali, said the director of the National Rescue Agency, Ribut Eyo Suyatno. The operation, interrupted during the early hours of Thursday to Friday, has the participation of more than 300 agents, as well as inflatable boats, a large ship and helicopters. The ferry that travels between the port of Ketapang in East Java and Gilimanuk’s in Bali is one of the most used in the country. The trip usually takes an hour.
Local authorities said the vessel sank 25 minutes after settling. The first rescue attempts were hampered by bad weather, with high waves and strong winds in the region. Maritime transport accidents occur quite often in this huge archipelago consisting of about 17,000 islands, in part by the low safety standards.
*With information from AFP
