Indonesian rescuers widen search for missing after ferry sinks

Rescuers search for missing victims of a ferry accident in the waters off the Bali Strait in Jembrana, Bali, on July 4, 2025. At least six people were dead and dozens unaccounted after a ferry sank in rough seas on its way to the Indonesian resort island Bali, according to rescue authorities who said 29 survivors had been plucked from the water so far. AFPCaption

Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers have widened their search for dozens of missing people after a ferry sank in rough seas on the way to the resort island of Bali on Friday, with six bodies recovered.

The ferry carrying at least 65 people, including passengers and crew, was making a five-kilometre (3.2-mile) crossing from eastern Java Island to Bali when it tilted and sank in bad weather late Wednesday, witnesses and officials said.