Three More Bodies Recovered in Bali Strait Ferry Tragedy
Death toll rises to 15 as joint SAR operations continue across sea and coastline BALI — Search and rescue teams have recovered three more bodies believed to be passengers of the ill-fated KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry, which sank last week in the Bali Strait. The discovery brings the confirmed death toll to 15, with 20 people still unaccounted for. The ferry, which had been carrying 65 people, capsized on Wednesday, 2 July, during a routine crossing from Ketapang Port in East Java to Gilimanuk in Bali. The first of the newly recovered victims—a man dressed in a black T-shirt and blue jeans—was found on Wednesday evening, 9 July, on Perpat Sembulungan Beach in Muncar, around 26 nautical miles from the site of the sinking, according to Ribut Eko Suyatno, operations deputy of Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas). Two more bodies were located on Thursday morning. A woman in denim shorts was discovered at Plengkung Beach, inside the Alas Purwo National Park, roughly 34 na…