At least four people have died and 38 others remain missing after a ferry bound for the Indonesian tourist island of Bali sank, according to Indonesian police on Thursday.
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According to the Indonesian news agency Antara, the police chief of Banyuwangi city in East Java, Rama Samtama Putra, stated that as of 7:50 a.m. Thursday, 23 people had been rescued and four confirmed dead.
He added that 38 others are still missing, noting that rescue teams are racing against time to locate them.
The ferry was carrying 65 people — 53 passengers and a crew of 12 — when it sank last night, according to the Search and Rescue Agency in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto ordered the activation of an emergency response plan, pointing to "bad weather conditions" as the cause of the incident. Authorities immediately deployed a search and rescue team and inflatable rescue boats to the site.
The agency also reported that the ferry was transporting 22 vehicles, including 14 trucks.
Rescue teams have said that the exact number of passengers on board has not yet been confirmed.
— (Petra)
